MindPortal YC Application
MindPortal went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch as a Consumer company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.
- YC batch
- Winter 2021
- Industry
- ConsumerConsumer Electronics
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2021
Founders
Ekram AlamFounder
Jack BaberFounder
What MindPortal does
MindPortal is a pioneering AI research company advancing human-AI interaction by enabling people to communicate with computers and AI assistants purely through thought. As an AI company, we focus exclusively on model development rather than hardware. Our models are designed to be general-purpose, adaptable across a wide range of applications. Our flagship development, MindSpeech, is the first supervised AI model to translate imagined speech into text, enabling direct thought-to-language communication. MindSpeech has earned endorsements from leading experts, including Neuralink's former technical strategy head and DARPA’s N3 program lead scientist. Our thought-to-language AI models have the potential for transformative applications in fields such as healthcare, education, and VR/AR and our work has been featured in major publications such as Forbes, The Times, The Telegraph, and Business Insider. MindPortal has over 11 patents filed in the field and is backed by prominent investors such as Y Combinator.
MindPortal's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
MindPortal, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
MindPortal
Thought-to-Language AI Models
We build AI models that translate imagined speech directly into text. Our flagship, MindSpeech, lets people communicate with machines purely through thought, without hardware dependence. It works across applications, from healthcare communication aids to VR interfaces.
We live in London, England, UK, and plan to base the company there after YC.
Most of our team is in London, and it makes sense to build where our expertise and early users are. We want to stay close to our neurotech and AI research community.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real MindPortal YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from MindPortal's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like MindPortal would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was MindPortal in?
MindPortal was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.
Who founded MindPortal?
MindPortal was founded by Ekram Alam, Jack Baber.
What does MindPortal do?
Thought-to-Language AI Models
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of MindPortal's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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