AFFERENCE INC
Neural stimulation technology that delivers haptic feedback across AR, VR, XR, and digital screens
- Sector
- Medtech
- Headquarters
- BOULDER, CO
- Founded
- 2022
- Latest Form D
- $15.3M, Dec 2025
- Total capital
- $20.2M
- Federal grants
- $305K
- 1 award · 2025
- Rank in peer group#413 of 445
- Private capital raised
- $19.8M
- 3 Form D · last Dec 2025
- 10 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 2
- 4 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#88 of 445
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$15.3M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Neural Haptics for Next-Generation Wearables$305K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.5M
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Standing among 445 peers
Line = medianMedtech · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#88 · top 20%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Jacob SegilResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents · $305K in grants as PI
- Dustin TylerExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Taylor HurstDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Trevor ZimmermanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 2 granted of 6- PendingWearable Electronic Device For Inducing Transient Sensory Events As User FeedbackUSPTOApplication 18984842
- GrantedWearable Electronic Device for Inducing Transient Sensory Events as User FeedbackUSPTOUS 12,182,328
- GrantedWearable Electronic Device For Inducing Transient Sensory Events As User FeedbackUSPTOUS 11,809,629
Show all 6 patent records
- Wearable Electronic Device For Inducing Transient Sensory Events As User FeedbackApr 10, 2025 · Application 18984842Pending
- Wearable Electronic Device for Inducing Transient Sensory Events as User FeedbackDec 31, 2024 · US 12,182,328Granted
- Wearable Electronic Device For Inducing Transient Sensory Events As User FeedbackNov 7, 2023 · US 11,809,629Granted
- Adaptive Compression Fit For Referred Sensation WearableApplication PCTUS2025059726Pending
- Adaptive Compression Fit For Referred Sensation WearableApplication 63734693Pending
- Wearable Electronic Device For Inducing Transient Sensory Events As User FeedbackApplication PCTUS2023024866Pending
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- VENARUM MEDICAL LLCSimilar federal contract value in Medtech · null in contracts
- Suneva Medical, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Medtech · null in contracts
- DermTech, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Medtech · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Medtech
- New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Skin Patch for Treatment of HyperhidrosisFood and Drug Administration
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- Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Medial Knee Implanted Shock AbsorberFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the External Lower Extremity Nerve Stimulator for Restless Legs SyndromeFood and Drug Administration
- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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