Afference
Neural haptic chip and reference design that adds touch sensations to wearables for consumer electronics makers
Highlights
- New on EvolcAdded 2026-11-14
About Afference
Afference develops neural haptics, a solid-state actuator with no moving parts that creates tactile sensations on the skin and away from the wearable. Its Afference Ring is presented as a reference design for wearables such as rings and watches, and for devices including surgical robots, teleoperation systems and military radios. The company describes its technology as artificial touch for AI glasses, phones, computers, game consoles and other Bluetooth devices.
Customers are consumer electronics OEMs and large technology companies, which the company names as partners. The company is bringing its ring-size microchip to smart wearables.
Afference was co-founded by Jacob Segil (CEO) and Dustin Tyler (CTO), both neural engineers. The company has offices in Boulder, Colorado and Cleveland, Ohio, and reports more than 40 patents. It raised a $3.5 million seed round in October 2024 from investors including Hannah Grey VC, Konvoy and Samsung Next. Open roles include hardware, electrical, ASIC, platform and cloud engineering in Cleveland, and business development, operations, product and marketing in Boulder.
Product: Afference Ring reference design and a solid-state neural haptic actuator chip for wearables.
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