EMOTIV

At a glance

Legal name

Emotiv Inc.verifiedSources (2)

1. FCC ID 2ADIH-EPOC03 — Emotiv Inc., 490 Post St #824, San Francisco, CAhttps://fccid.io/2ADIH-EPOC032020-03-13
2. Wikipedia — Emotivhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotiv

Updated: 2026-05-04

Aliases

Emotiv Systems, Emotiv LifesciencesverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Emotivhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotiv

Updated: 2026-05-04

Type

private-startupverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Emotivhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotiv

Updated: 2026-05-04

Focus areas

research-grade, consumer-focus, consumer-wellness, developer-tools, data-platformverifiedSource

1. Emotiv official sitehttps://www.emotiv.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Founded

2003verifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — Emotivhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotiv

Updated: 2026-05-04

Defunct

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Spinout of

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

HQ city

San FranciscoverifiedSources (2)

1. FCC ID 2ADIH-EPOC03 — Emotiv Inc., 490 Post St #824, San Francisco, CAhttps://fccid.io/2ADIH-EPOC032020-03-13
2. Wikipedia — Emotivhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotiv

Updated: 2026-05-04

HQ country

USverifiedSources (2)

1. FCC ID 2ADIH-EPOC03 — Emotiv Inc., 490 Post St #824, San Francisco, CAhttps://fccid.io/2ADIH-EPOC032020-03-13
2. Wikipedia — Emotivhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotiv

Updated: 2026-05-04

Employees

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Flagship device

—unknownSource

1. v0 said epoc-x; choosing a flagship is editorial without a manufacturer designation

Updated: 2026-05-04

Product lines

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

In-house manufacturing

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Open source

NoverifiedSource

1. Emotiv official sitehttps://www.emotiv.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

GitHub org

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Website

emotiv.comverifiedSource

1. Emotiv official sitehttps://www.emotiv.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Blog

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Support

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Devices

• non-invasiveEEG

  EPOC Flex / Flex 2

  emotiv

  34 channels—
• non-invasiveEEG

  EPOC+

  emotiv

  14 channels—
• non-invasiveEEG

  EPOC X

  emotiv

  14 channelsUSD 999
• non-invasiveEEG

  Emotiv EPOC (1st gen)

  emotiv

  14 channels—
• non-invasiveEEG

  Flex 2

  emotiv

  34 channels—
• non-invasiveEEG

  Insight 2

  emotiv

  7 channels—
• non-invasiveEEG

  Insight

  emotiv

  5 channelsUSD 499
• non-invasiveEEG

  MN8 / Brainwear

  emotiv

  ——
• non-invasiveEEG

  X24

  emotiv

  ——

People

MilestonesverifiedSources (2)

1. Wikipedia — Emotivhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotiv
2. Tan Le — TED talk: A headset that reads your brainwaveshttps://www.ted.com/talks/tan_le_a_headset_that_reads_your_brainwaves2010-07-01

Updated: 2026-05-04

1. 2009-12-21

   Original EPOC headset launches

   First mass-market 14-channel consumer EEG headset.

2. 2010-07-01

   Tan Le's TED talk: A headset that reads your brainwaves

3. 2013-12

   Emotiv Lifesciences renamed Emotiv Inc.

   US entity rebrand per Wikipedia.

4. 2015-10

   Insight ships

   5-channel consumer EEG; Kickstarter-funded.

5. 2020-02-19

   EPOC X user manual released

   Third-generation 14-channel EPOC. FCC granted 2020-03-13.

Reputation

Veteran consumer/research EEG vendor with the broadest product portfolio in the segment. Frequent friction with researchers over the EmotivPRO subscription gating raw data access on otherwise-purchased hardware.