The interdisciplinary team behind the most advanced BCI platform

OUR UNIQUE TEAM

Building neurotechnology that cannot be replicated

Paradromics team blends deep expertise in neurotechnology, engineering, data science, and  proven go-to-market, Class III medical device experience. 

A male team member opening a machine while manufacturing the Paradromics Brain-Computer Interface Cortical Module
THE ROAD TO

Enabling neurotechnology

Founder and CEO Matt Angle, inspired by his research at Stanford, understood that a high-data rate, high-reliability brain-computer interface (BCI) could transform the scope and scale of brain-health applications.

2015

Matt established Paradromics headquarters in Austin, Texas for the plentiful BBQ and beer.

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2016-2018

Secured NIH and DARPA contracts to explore core technology and establish proof of concept.

2019

Medical device veteran James Burrows joined Paradromics as COO, shaping our neurotechnology roots into a product focused company preparing for launch.

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2020-2022

Pre-clinical demonstration of the highest channel count in vivo neural recording to date and the first chronic recordings from Connexus BCI.

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2023

Vikash Gilja, a tenured professor and early Neuralink employee, joined Paradromics as CSO, bringing strong expertise in machine learning and real-time neural decoding.

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2023

Established an office in Oakland, California focused on machine learning and data science. Received FDA breakthrough device designation for speech decoding.

2024

Received FDA breakthrough device designation for control of digital devices. Accepted into the FDA Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP).

2024

Started pre-clinical studies needed for early feasibility study (EFS) FDA submission.

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2025

First-in-human studies planned for the 2nd half of year.

leadership
Matt
Founder and CEO
James
Chief Operating Officer
Vikash
Chief Scientific Officer
Reema
Chief Strategy Officer
Noah
VP of Clinical, Regulatory, and Quality
Matt
VP of Finance
Kurtis
Nishimura,
VP of Engineering
Renee
VP of Marketing
Lydia
Senior Director of Quality Affairs
Marie
Director of Clinical Affairs
Ken
Director of Medical Services
Shaoyu
Director of Neuroscience
Mea
Director of Operations
Kelly
HR Business Partner
Scott
General Counsel
Board of Directors

Matt

Angle, PhD

Founder and CEO, Paradromics

Amy

Kruse, PhD

Chief Investment Officer, Satori Neuro

Helmy

Eltoukhy, PhD

Partner, Green Sands Equity and Co-Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO, Guardant Health

Michael

Rousseau

Former CEO of St. Jude Medical

Zia

Huque

General Partner, Prime Movers Lab

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