aid: alterego
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/alterego.png
name: Alterego
description: >-
  Alterego is a Boston-based startup, spun out of the MIT Media Lab in 2025,
  building a near-telepathic silent-speech interface: a minimal, non-invasive
  wearable that detects the faint neuromuscular signals produced when a person
  internally verbalizes words, letting them interact with AI and computers
  without typing, tapping, or speaking aloud. Its "Silent Sense" technology
  responds only to intentional internal speech, keeping private thoughts private
  while enabling hands-free, screen-free messaging, queries, and information
  access. The company is pre-launch, backed by investors including Canaan,
  Granite Ventures, Mayfield, Rembrandt Venture Partners, and Cisco Investments.
  As of this profile Alterego publishes no public API or developer platform.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alterego/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- canaan-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
- Artificial Intelligence
- Wearables
- Silent Speech
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Neural Interface
- Consumer Hardware
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/alterego-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.alterego.io/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.alterego.io/privacy
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.alterego.io/terms
- type: Careers
  url: https://www.alterego.io/careers
- type: PressKit
  url: https://docsend.com/view/s/dmda8mqzhcvqrkrk
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alteregoio/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/alterego_io
- type: Instagram
  url: https://www.instagram.com/alterego_io/
- type: TikTok
  url: https://www.tiktok.com/@alterego_io
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence