Equipment manufacturers
Licence fees from manufacturers of protective sports equipment.
Neuromesh
Kinematics and neural signal assessed together, inside the helmet.
- Role in the group
- Sensing stack for protective headgear · wholly owned by Falanga Invest Perton s.r.o.
- Stage
- Pre-prototype · €2 million seed round
- Location
- Bratislava · development at the University of Žilina
- 2€m
- Size of the seed round
- 10€m
- Pre-money valuation
- 6–8million
- Ice-hockey helmets a year
- 5–7€m
- Planned Series A
The market gap
The market measures the impact. Nobody reads the brain's response.
Every product in protective sports equipment today answers the same question — how hard was the blow. None answers the one that matters to a coach, a physician or a federation: what the brain was doing in the seconds afterwards.
Competition
Where the field stands today
- Bearmind
- EPFL spin-off · impact and kinematics
- Prevent Biometrics
- In-mouth impact sensing
- Catapult
- Athlete performance telemetry
- WHOOP
- Physiological load and recovery
Addressable volume
| Segment | Volume |
|---|---|
| Ice-hockey helmets | 6–8 million a year |
| American football helmets | 5 million a year |
| Cycling helmets | 25 million a year |
| Wearable electronics market | USD 150 billion |
The competition tends to confirm the category rather than occupy this position: all of them are either kinematic or physiological, none neuromorphic.
The solution
Four layers inside the helmet
Sensors in the shell feed a neuromorphic module built on the CyberSwarm IGZO memristor platform. Impact data and the electrophysiological signal are fused and assessed on the device itself — no cloud, no latency and no dependence on connectivity in the arena.
Partner API
licensing of data and features
Analytics IP
signal fusion and assessment on the device
Neuromorphic module
memristor chip and signal acquisition
Sensors in the shell
6–10 sensors in the helmet
The differentiator is the fusion: kinematics plus neural signal, processed together in real time. Each on its own is known prior art; the combination is not.
The origin of the approach — CyberSwarm supplied the neuromorphic and algorithmic component to the brain-to-vehicle programme of a Japanese carmaker.
Neuromesh holds an exclusive multi-sport licence to that technology.
Beyond sport, the same stack targets industrial and military head protection.
The positioning is deliberate: the system monitors the neurological response. It is not a diagnostic medical device and it does not diagnose concussion.
The model
Licensed, not manufactured
Neuromesh follows the ARM model. It does not build a factory and does not sell helmets: it licenses the sensing stack to the companies that already make them and to the organisations that set the standards.
Federations and leagues
Programme licences to federations and leagues that adopt the standard.
Partner platforms
API licences for partner platforms using the data layer.
Vertical expansion
Ice hockey first, then football, cycling and skiing; industrial safety after that.
Intellectual property
The patent portfolio
A priority application has been filed; the principal claim is the fusion of impact and neurological signal in wearable protective equipment.
The set of claims covers the system, the module, the method, the product, the use and the data platform — including multi-user aggregation via an API.
Extension is planned along the application verticals and through continuation applications — a portfolio is being built, not a single patent.
Development is carried out at the University of Žilina, which is paid for the work, with all resulting IP remaining with Neuromesh.
And what has not been validated
The patents are at application stage; an expert patentability and freedom-to-operate search is still missing.
Sub-licensing rights under the CyberSwarm licence need to be confirmed before any agreements with manufacturers.
The company is pre-prototype: the seed round funds the proof of concept and the first prototype.
The valuation and the path to a Series A are plans, not commitments.
Leadership
Who runs the project
- Jan Imrišek
- Chief Executive Officer
- Mihai Raneti
- Chief Technology Officer
- Vazil Hudák
- Executive Chairman
- Helena Karlíková
- Chair of the Board of Directors
- Jozef Stümpel
- Chief Operating Officer
Investment round
Seed of €2 million at a €10 million pre-money valuation
The seed round funds the proof of concept and the first prototype. Use of proceeds is set out below.
| Use of proceeds | Amount |
|---|---|
| Prototype and PoC | €500,000 |
| Core team | €450,000 |
| Certification | €300,000 |
| Testing | €300,000 |
| Marketing and ambassadors | €200,000 |
| Legal services | €150,000 |
| Reserve | €100,000 |
Comparable valuations: Bearmind €12–15 million, Prevent Biometrics €20 million and above.
Ownership structure after the seed round
- Founders and CyberSwarm
- 78.4%
- Seed investors
- 16.6%
- ESOP
- 5%
- Number of shares
- 10,000
- Series A, planned
- €5–7 million at a valuation of €20–25 million
Overview
Key details
- Company
- Neuromesh, founded in May 2026 in Bratislava
- Ownership
- Wholly owned by Falanga Invest Perton s.r.o.
- Licence
- Exclusive multi-sport licence to the CyberSwarm neuromorphic technology
- Development
- Carried out at the University of Žilina, which is paid for the work; the resulting IP remains with Neuromesh
- Seed round
- €2 million at a €10 million pre-money valuation
- Stage
- Pre-prototype; the seed round funds the proof of concept and the first prototype
Pre-prototype stage: the seed round funds the proof of concept and the first prototype. The valuation and the path to a Series A are plans, not commitments.
The detail sits in the data room
Investment studies, contractual documentation and the data room are made available to qualified investors after an initial meeting and the signing of an NDA.