I shared a LinkedIn post on 8 Oct 2026 about a nascent med‑tech venture in India that is building a neck‑wearable device to modulate brain activity without drugs.
The startup is Hyderabad‑based AetherMindtech.
It was founded by Shyam Sunder Pasumarthi.
The device is a small wearable that generates low‑intensity electromagnetic waves around the neck.
These waves are intended to interact with brain activity and increase alpha brain waves – the kind of activity associated with a relaxed state.
The primary applications are sleep improvement and relaxation, positioned as non‑drug‑based approaches to brain health.
The form factor does not resemble a traditional medical device – there is no hospital bed, no complicated machinery, just a small wearable that sits around the neck.