This is a video I recorded a week ago, targeted at our circle members. I am sharing some thoughts on a strategic direction of DEEP, that potentially ties many of our existing and burgeoning initaitives together. I figured it may be interesting to a wider community. So, if you are curious and are willing to overlook the fact that I am mainly addressing our circle members, please check it out: https://youtu.be/rKgfqG5M5FM
Looking forward to your feedback!

Imagine a world where your brain data is truly yours.
Not owned by corporations.
Not extracted without fair value.
But securely owned, consciously shared, and ethically monetized by you while actively accelerating scientific discovery in mental health and neuroscience.
This is the future we envision:
A decentralized, user-owned EEG data ecosystem, powered by blockchain and AI, coming to life as thousands of people actively participate and contribute.
 
A World of User-Owned EEG Data
In the future we see, every individual:
Owns their neural data as a personal digital asset
Decides who can access it
Tracks how it’s used
And receives direct compensation when it contributes to research or clinical applications
Consent is programmable.
Ownership is verifiable.
Trust is built into the system itself.
 
A Living, Global Brain Data Network
As this vision reaches full scale—with thousands of active users around the world—a new research paradigm emerges:
Continuous, real-world EEG data from diverse populations
AI-driven quality analysis and standardization
Secure on-chain verification of data origin and consent
A dynamic marketplace where research requests meet willing contributors
This transforms isolated datasets into a living global neural network for science.
 
With sustained participation at scale, this ecosystem enables:
Large, ethically sourced datasets accelerate:
Depression and anxiety research
Neurodevelopmental studies such as ADHD and autism
Neurodegenerative disease modeling
Stress, sleep, and cognitive performance research
This is not a short-term product idea.
It is a long-term infrastructure shift for neuroscience and mental health.
And it becomes real through participation, trust, and scale.

I’m Rakesh C. Jakati, founder of SkyBrain Neurotech, a company built around a simple idea: Understanding the human brain should be accessible, measurable, and personal.

For years, brain monitoring has lived behind the walls of medical labs
hardware costing $10,000+, complex software, and little connection to how we actually live or work.
But our brains are producing rich data every second, and most of it goes to waste.

SkyBrain Neurotech was founded to change that, to make brain analytics as easy as wearing headphones, and as meaningful as tracking your sleep or heart rate.
We combine EEG, neuroscience, AI-driven cognitive modeling, and ethical data ownership to help people see perform better in work, life and recovery unfold in real time.

The DeepFunding Journey

When we discovered the DeepFunding program, it felt like the there is no way we can get a grant with just concept and an idea.

We applied not as a startup chasing buzzwords, but as a team with scientific roots and a clear mission: Turn EEG from a niche research tool into a human-centered intelligence system.

I’m grateful to share that we have been awarded two Deepfunding grants.
Deepfunding values open innovation, transparency, and real-world impact  exactly the environment neurotechnology needs to evolve.

Current Progress

1. DF4 (AI-Enhanced Neurotech for Mental Well-being) is fully completed, service deployed on marketplace with a working model that predicts focus and relaxation states.

2. BGI (Productivity EEG-AI Agents) is actively underway, expanding into real-time adaptive agents for productivity optimization.

Early demos already show the AI adjusting task suggestions based on EEG-derived mental states a glimpse of what future “cognitive interfaces” will look like.

If you’re exploring neurotech, AI-driven cognitive systems, I’d love to connect and collaborate. We’re just getting started and the brain still has so much left to teach us.

https://www.skybrain.in/