SoulSignal measures
what matters.
The Neurospiritual Intelligence Layer – translating physiological and spiritual practice data into meaningful, values-aligned guidance.
Harvard Medical School’s Top Neuroscience Labs
The wellness and spiritual tech market is saturated – but under-intelligent
Content Overload
- 225M+ prayers completed on Hallow – no framework to understand impact
- 2.7M virtual ceremonies on AppsForBharat – zero personalized guidance
- 43% of faith-based donations now digital – not connected to formation
No Interpretation Layer
- Wearables collect data
- Apps deliver content
- No one connects them meaningfully
- Engagement metrics ≠ spiritual formation
- Completion rates ≠ growth
Mental Health’s Missing Layer
- AI mental health lacks meaning-making frameworks
- No measurement of purpose or values alignment
- Spiritual practices offer what mental health AI lacks
- But there’s no platform connecting them
The data exists. The engagement exists.
The interpretation layer doesn’t. Yet.
Two Revolutions, One Opportunity
The Gap
“Mental health care involves some of the most intimate aspects of personal information and hinges on the critical relationship between patients and their caregivers.”
– Science, January 2026
Mental health AI has the tools. Spiritual tech has the engagement.
SoulSignal connects them – ethically.
Mass General Brigham: The Competitive Advantage Competitors Can’t Buy
The ONLY spiritual tech platform with deep research partnerships at one of the world’s premier academic medical centers
Dr. Michael Ferguson, PhD
Neurospirituality Lab
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Lecturer on Neurospirituality, Harvard Divinity School
Director, Neurospirituality Lab
- One of few Harvard faculty bridging Medical School AND Divinity School
- 15+ years studying spirituality through neuroscience lens
- Published in Biological Psychiatry on brain circuits for spirituality
- Templeton World Charity Foundation funded research
- Excellence in Teaching Award from Harvard College
- Teaches: Neurospirituality, Cognitive Neuroscience of Meditation, Virtue Science
→ Ensures spiritual integrity while maintaining scientific rigor
Dr. Michael D. Fox, MD, PhD
Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Founding Director, Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Raymond D. Adams Distinguished Chair of Neurology
- 50,000+ citations in academic literature
- World leader in brain circuit mapping
- 50+ faculty members at his Center
- 160,000+ patients treated with neuromodulation
- Pioneered “lesion network mapping” methodology
- Published groundbreaking research on spirituality circuits
→ Provides clinical validation infrastructure at world-class level
Why This Is Defensible
Building this from scratch would require:
“Competitors can hire engineers. They can’t hire Dr. Ferguson.
They can’t hire Dr. Fox. They can’t hire Mass General Brigham.”
Applying Proven AI Mental Health Methodologies to Spiritual Formation
| AI Mental Health (Proven) | SoulSignal Application |
|---|---|
| Real-time behavioral monitoring Smartphones/wearables |
Daily prayer patterns, meditation consistency, spiritual practice adherence |
| Emotional state tracking Across contexts |
Peace, gratitude, moral resilience, sense of meaning |
| Digital phenotyping High temporal resolution |
Spiritual formation stages, values alignment, growth trajectories |
| Personalized treatment Using ML |
Values-aligned guidance, practice recommendations, formation milestones |
| Clinical decision support For caregivers |
Spiritual director dashboards, pastoral care insights |
Proof of Concept: The Rosary Report
Our first live pilot – validated by both Mass General Brigham labs
What It Is
A clinically-validated analytics and personalization framework for Catholic prayer practice, co-developed with Dr. Ferguson’s Neurospirituality Lab and Dr. Fox’s Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics.
Why It Matters
- XXX+ committed users enrolled
- XX% daily practice adherence
- XX% report increased peace/meaning
- Publication manuscript in preparation with MGB
The Advantage
By platform licensing launch:
- Published in Science/JAMA
- MGB co-authored validation
- Replicable methodology
- Credibility no competitor can match
The Market Has Validated Demand.
Now They Need Infrastructure.
| Platform | Users/Metrics | Growth | Gap We Fill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallow | 10M+ users 225M+ prayers |
500% YoY $33.4M revenue |
No practice → outcome mapping |
| AppsForBharat | 30M+ downloads 2.7M ceremonies |
Revenue tripled 2022-2023 |
No personalized guidance |
| Calm/Headspace | $4B+ combined 100M+ users |
Plateauing | No spiritual formation framework |
| Co-Star | 20M+ downloads | Mainstream adoption | No scientific credibility |
The Licensing Pitch
When we approach these platforms in 12-18 months with published validation from Mass General Brigham:
“You can build this internally over 5+ years and $XX M+,
or license our MGB-validated framework now.”
From MGB Research to Market Leadership
Rosary Report Completion
- X,XXX+ users enrolled
- Data analysis with both MGB labs
- Manuscript preparation
Publication & Expansion
- Submit to JAMA/Science
- Present at major conferences
- Expand pilot to X,XXX users
Publication & Partnerships
- Published validation in top journal
- MGB PR coverage
- Platform partnership discussions
- Grant applications with MGB
Licensing Launch
- X-X platform agreements signed
- Multi-site validation study
- Series A fundraising
Scale & Expansion
- XX+ practices across traditions
- XXX,XXX+ licensed users
- Enterprise contracts
The Team + Our Mass General Brigham Partners
Our ‘team’ includes researchers who define the standards our competitors will have to meet
This Isn’t an Advisory Board
This is active co-development with the world’s leading neuroscience institution.
Embedded researchers. Daily collaboration. Published validation.
Dr. Michael Ferguson, PhD
- Spiritual practice validation and integrity
- Faith-tradition-specific frameworks
- 15+ years neurospirituality research
- Published in Biological Psychiatry
- Templeton Foundation funded work
Dr. Michael D. Fox, MD, PhD
- Clinical trial design and execution
- Physiological measurement protocols
- 50,000+ academic citations
- World leader in brain circuit mapping
- 160,000+ patients treated at Center
The Ask
Join us in building the intelligence layer for spiritual and wellness technology
Target Raise: $X-XX M Seed / Series A
Accelerate MGB Research
Scale Rosary Report
Platform Integration
Sales & Marketing
Every Dollar Invested Accelerates
Our Goal
Become the standard-setting intelligence layer for spiritual and wellness technology