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Pison

AI powered neural intent platform

21-100 employees
  • Healthcare
  • B2C
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Enterprise
  • Augmented Reality
  • Machine Learning
  • Wellbeing
179 South St FL 4 Boston​, MA, 02111-2721 United States

Company mission

To translate data generated by the body's natural physiological electricity into machine-interpretable events.

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

5% employee growth in 12 months

Otta's take

Sam Franklin headshot

Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

Born from the personal frustration felt by co-founder Dexter Ang, whose mother suffered from ALS, Pison was created to help improve the quality of life for patients who lose the ability to speak, write, and gesture while battling the nervous system disease.

The company provides technology that allows ALS patients to interact with wearable devices and control the physical world through thinking alone. With development partners including Google, Microsoft, and Samsung, the system captures neuromuscular signals on the surface of the skin and combines them with machine learning and AI to interpret how people intend to move their hands.

Pison has raised money both through grants and traditional investment rounds, closing its Series A in 2021. This funding is being used to develop multiple market-ready products, and to increase the company’s headcount.

Benefits

  • Summer Fridays
  • Hybrid Workspace
  • Commuter Benefit
  • Company Retirement Plan
  • Comprehensive Health & Dental Insurance
  • Unlimited PTO

Company values

  • Mission-minded - Every action we take enables our diverse customers to harness the power of human intent as Pison changes the form and function of the world
  • Curiosity and validation - We have an unconditional thirst for knowledge and feedback. We always want to understand hidden connections, avoid weak assumptions, and aim to quantitatively validate our findings. We are in constant pursuit of constructive feedback to better ourselves and our technology
  • Innovation culture - We are unconstrained by the way things have always been done. We creatively approach every task and obstacle to find original solutions.
  • Grit - We persevere in both good times and bad times and stay focused on achieving long-term goals & producing results all the while being 100% committed to personal growth and bettering each other
  • Integrity - We take responsibility for our successes and our failures, and we always keep at top of mind how our actions impact the entire organization. We will do the right thing even when no one is watching. We build a culture of trust within our organization and team by providing honest feedback and holding ourselves and others accountable
  • Inclusivity - Opening our minds and combining our different backgrounds, experiences, world views and expertise make us savvier problem solvers and drive better results. Cultural problem solvers - we all take personal responsibility to build an environment where all of our colleagues can thrive

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Mar 2021

$7m

SERIES A

Jan 2020

$0.1m

GRANT

$7.4m

Total funding

Founders

Dexter Ang

(Executive Chairman)

After working as an Advanced Study fellow at MIT, they became a Senior Trader at Jump Trading, an algorithmic trading platform.

Graduated from The University of Rhode Island with a Masters in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Former Robotics Engineer for Charles River Analytics.

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