We believe in a future where distance and time don't stand in the way of feeling present.

Backed by top VC firms and industry founders

To date, we have raised $38M+ with investors and founders who have identified and led trusted social, entertainment, and technology companies.

We are also guided by a seasoned advisory board that ushered early Apple, Peloton, HP, Nokia, and semiconductor products to market.

Founders of Emerge can be contacted at hello@emerge.io.

Sly Spencer Lee

Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Sensory fusion scientist specialized in 3D mapping and EdTech — former immersive tech founder, Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, and World Economic Forum Metaverse Council Co-Chair.

Isaac Castro

Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Electrical engineer specialized in bioengineering and telecommunications — former Siemens executive, MIT Innovator Under 35, and two-time World Economic Forum Annual Meeting speaker.

Emerge was founded in 2015

Our founders — Sly, Isaac, and Mauricio — met at a NASA and Google funded program in Silicon Valley, thousands of miles away from their friends and family.
The desire to feel closer to their loved ones, across distance and time, was the spark that first fueled Emerge and continues to light our roadmap.

Carried by a 25+ person team

Our highly technical team and strategic leadership are 70% immigrants and first-generation Americans.
Between us, we have executed and shipped consumer and medical devices, developer platforms, mixed reality headsets, brain-computer interfaces, satellites, and even a space telescope.

8 years of frontier research and development

Our extraordinary product and engineering team blends the best of ultrasound technology and product design.
Together, we're building a multi-sensory communication platform — through sight, sound, touch, and brain activity, powered by Emotion AI.

Our full-stack technology is FCC-certified and protected by a 16 patent portfolio.

Committed to advancing Goal #3: Good Health and Well-Being

Designed by 25+ team members

Our growing team brings diverse perspectives from growing up in over 6 countries, and every day, we call in from 8 regions around the world.
Between us, we've developed and shipped consumer and medical devices, developer platforms, mixed reality headsets, brain-computer interfaces, satellites, and even a space telescope.

Beta tested across 20+ countries

Our beta community is currently testing Emerge in more than 20 countries and feeling the difference tactile content and calls can make in their lives.
Separated from loved ones and excited about the future of presence, they believe that Emerge is about true personal connection, not just social interactions.

Based in Marina del Rey, CA.