Where is Puzzlebox located?

Puzzlebox is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Puzzlebox have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Puzzlebox is 1.

Is Puzzlebox a funded company?

Puzzlebox is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Puzzlebox rank among its competitors?

Puzzlebox ranks 8th amongst 12 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Arctop, which secured $10M in Oct, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Puzzlebox?

Puzzlebox's top competitors include CTRL, Nextmind and Arctop. Among them, Arctop secured the most recent funding round in October, 2023.

Puzzlebox - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Company Details

Puzzlebox is a Technology Research & Development company. It specializes in designing, engineering, and prototyping of hardware and software for entrepreneurial initiatives. Puzzlebox offers Orbit, a brain-controlled helicopter, operated with an EEG headset, users can fly the Orbit by focusing their concentration and clearing their mind. It has made the open release of all source code, hardware schematics, 3D models. The helicopter Orbit and was able to raise ~75K via crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Its prime functional areas are BCI, computer vision, web and mobile applications, and Interactive media. Other offerings are Puzzlebox Telekinesis (EEG headset) and Puzzlebox Brainstorms (open source software suite for school projects).

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Founded Year

2004

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Ranked

8^th among 12 active competitors

Employee Count

1 as on Apr 30, 2026

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Puzzlebox has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Puzzlebox is Steve Castellotti.

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Steve Castellotti: Founder of Puzzlebox.

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Puzzlebox's employee count trend

Puzzlebox has 1 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Puzzlebox's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Puzzlebox include CTRL, Nextmind and Arctop. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Puzzlebox, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	CTRL 2017, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of neural interface technology solutions	$56M	Google Ventures, Lux Capital & 9 others	49/100
2nd	Nextmind 2017, Versailles (France), Acquired	Neurotechnology startup developing noninvasive brain computer interface technology	$4M	Nordic Makers, Bpifrance & 3 others	46/100
3rd	Arctop 2016, Sacramento (United States), Series A	Provider of AI based software for the diagnosis of neurological disease	$10M	Supermoon Capital, Fifth Partners Growth Fund ... & 3 others	42/100
4th	South China Brain Control Intelligent Technology 2019, Guangzhou (China), Seed	Provider of AI-based brain-computer technology	-	Sanqi Mutual Entertainment	33/100
5th	BrainGate 2001, Boston (United States), Series A	Developing computer brain interface using a sensor to analyze brain signals.	$9.3M	Oxford Bioscience Partners, NeuroVentures ... & 1 others	30/100
6th	Mind Solutions 2004, San Diego (United States), Acquired	Provider of BCI system for man-machine interaction	$1.08M	-	30/100
7th	Symbionics 2023, Beijing (China), Unfunded	Symbionics Co.	-	-	30/100
8th	Puzzlebox 2004, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled	Brain controlled helicopter	-	-	27/100
9th	Neuro-Tech 2017, Naples (United States), Unfunded	Stealth mode startup developing BCI interface	-	-	25/100
10th	Thought-Wired 2010, Auckland (New Zealand), Funding Raised	Brain Computer Interface for communication and computer applications	-	Startmate	20/100