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Up to 400× faster setup
Typical EEG setup: 20+ min. Cortex: 3 seconds.
CNS TECHNOLOGIES · ANGEL ROUND
The blood pressure cuff for the brain.
We are turning brain measurement into a routine clinical vital sign. 3-second setup, real-time brain analytics, and objective patient progress for everyday practice.
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01 · The Crisis
Brain health remains unmeasured and misunderstood.
Setup is slow, equipment is often large and expensive and interpretation requires years of expertise.
1B
people worldwide live with a mental health condition
3×
growth in degenerative brain disorders expected by 2050
02 · Our flagship product
The
Platform
A complete system: robotic hardware, live insight, and AI analytics.
02
Actionable analytics
AI-driven insights for better outcomes.
03 · The Market
Wellness is shifting from intuition to measurement.
Cortex is the measurement infrastructure that makes brain health a measurable, trackable vital sign.
- TAMGlobal wellness economy$1.5T
- SAMMeasurable wellness segment$500B
- SOMCortex obtainable market$3B
Competitive edge
Rapid set up
Lab grade signal quality
World-renowned brand ambassadors
Partnership with the New Zealand Chiropractic College
Category-defining data
World-class research team
Simple FDA pathway
05 · Business Model
Hardware-backed. Software-first.
CNS Technologies sells Cortex™ hardware and platform subscriptions. The hardware feeds continuous data into the platform.
Hardware
$20K initial cost
COGS $5K / device
Base
$999 / month
ARR $12K / device
Premium
$1,999 / month
ARR $24K / device
Unit economics calculator
Devices placed50
Hardware revenue
$1.0M
Hardware gross margin
$750K
Software ARR
$599K
Year-one total
$1.6M
Five-year projection
Base, Year 5
$143M
~$41M hardware + ~$102M ARR
Bear ~$71M · Bull ~$215M
SaaS from month 13: Y2 $1,000/mo, Y3 $1,500/mo, Y4–Y5 $2,000/mo. COGS $5K/unit. Plan assumes the $1M lean raise.
Hardware + year-end ARR, $M
06 · Go to Market
Customer-funded pre-sales.
Founder pre-sale
$40,000
Customer revenue share capped at 1.5× ROI.
2 of 50 sold ($80K)
Direct sales
Founder-led selling into a deeply connected chiropractic network.
Ambassador program
Influencer-driven sales through globally renowned ambassadors.
07 · Traction & Roadmap
Bootstrapped to a working MVP.
- Mar 2025
Working MVP built
- May 2025
LOI signed
- May 2025
10 beta spots filled in <1 week
- Sep 2025
Product updated
- Feb 2026
Nortek Labs acquisition term sheet signed
- Q3 2026
Pre-sales begin
We are here →
- Q1 2027
First customer deliveries
Now · October 2026
From full MVP validation to first deliveries in under six months.
Valuation inflection point
- Implement and test Nortek amplifier
- Validate all remaining robotic maneuvers
- Rebalance weight in V4 hardware
08 · The CNS Technologies Team
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Leadership
Dr. Trevor Colm
CEO & Founder
Dr. Matt Walker
Strategic Growth Advisor
Omer Haciomeroglu
Fractional CPO & Strategic Advisor
Rich Warwick
Chairman of the Board & Strategic Advisor
R&D Team (formerly Nortek)
Dr. Imran Khan Niazi
Chief Science Officer
Dr. Usman Rashid
Software & Data
Dr. Kamran Rasool
Embedded Systems
Dr. Naveed Akhtar
3D Design & Prototyping
09 · The Ask
CNS Technologies
Angel Round
$1M
Every clinic measures blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature. Almost none measure the brain because the tools were trapped in research labs. Cortex™ brings objective brain metrics to the frontline of care.
This round scales Cortex™ into our first 50 clinics to establish objective brain metrics as the standard of care.
Milestones
- 01Full MVP validation
- 02Remaining 48 founder spots sold
- 0310 months of runway if no revenue
Use of funds
- Core team salaries$600K60%
- Prototype completion$200K20%
- Operations$100K10%
- Legal & closing, incl. Nortek$50K5%
- Reserve$50K5%
*Bootstrapped to a working MVP
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Dr. Trevor Colm · CEO & Founder, CNS Technologies