Harvard Medical Scientists Mass General Brigham Neurospirituality Lab

The intelligence layer for spiritual growth.

The first platform that translates spiritual practice into measurable growth. Real-time biometrics. Validated science. The intelligence layer the $4.84B faith tech market is missing.

Join the Seed Round Explore the Thesis
84%
of the world identifies with a religious faith
55%
of Americans pray daily
500M+
Bible app downloads. Zero outcome data.
$0
invested in spiritual outcome measurement. Until now.
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The Problem

Every domain of human flourishing
has been transformed by measurement
except one.

Medicine
Fitness
Sleep
Cognition
Nutrition
Mental Health
Spiritual Growth. Universal Good.
The science gap no one has closed.

Spiritual practices have always produced real change in people's lives. What has been missing is the instrumentation to document that change at scale to build the evidence base that practitioners, clinicians, and institutions need. SoulSignal closes that gap.

The Solution

SoulSignal is the intelligence layer
for spiritual growth.

Biometric Integration

Live HRV and cardiac coherence streamed during prayer via wearables. No new hardware required. Apple Watch, Garmin, Whoop via standard APIs.

Validated Assessment

Peer-reviewed instruments measuring compassion, forgiveness, self-transcendence, and personality change. Science-grade. Tradition-sensitive.

AI Correlation Engine

Maps which practices drive which outcomes. Personalized. Predictive. Tradition-aware. The engine that turns signals into wisdom.

Group Synchrony

Real-time cardiac coherence across a praying congregation. Collective resonance, finally measured. Communal transformation, quantified.

Multi-Tradition by Design

Built for Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, and secular contemplative practices. One platform. Every path.

Already in the Field

The Rosary Report is preparing to launch at Mass General Brigham, with stakeholder partners across the Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and broader contemplative world already engaged. The moat is being built before the first public user arrives.

How It Works

Simple for the user.
Sophisticated beneath the surface.

1

Begin

Select tradition, practice type, and intention

2

Stream

Wearable streams live HRV and cardiac data

3

Analyze

AI maps signals to practice in real time

4

Insight

Personalized report: what is transforming you

5

Connect

Group cardiac synchrony for communities

Layer 1: Now

Biometric Inputs

Apple Watch, Garmin, Whoop via standard APIs. HRV, cardiac coherence, sleep, voice.

Layer 2: Near-Term

Neural Inputs

Optional EEG: brain state during prayer: focus, alpha/theta rhythms, contemplative depth.

Layer 3: Future

Closed-Loop VNS

Vagus nerve stimulation integrated with practice data. Precision contemplative therapeutics.

From wearable to wisdom. From signal to soul.

The Market

A $4.84 billion market
with a gaping intelligence gap.

$4.84B
Faith Technology market by 2030 · 14.6% annual growth · Digital Health adjacency unlocks much more

The platforms serving faith communities have scale. What none of them have is outcome intelligence. The ability to tell users whether their practice is actually working. That's a structural gap every major platform in this space is quietly looking to fill. SoulSignal isn't competing with them. It's becoming the layer they need.

Platform Scale What They Lack SoulSignal Provides
Hallow 10M+ users · $33.4M rev Practice-to-outcome mapping
YouVersion 500M+ downloads Biometric integration
Calm / Headspace $4B+ combined valuation Spiritual formation framework
AppsForBharat 30M+ downloads Personalized spiritual guidance
Co-Star 20M+ users Scientific credibility
Revenue Path

Authority creates
compounding opportunity.

The immediate goal is straightforward: get the app into people's hands and start building the data. That data generates publications. Publications generate authority. Authority is what opens every door that follows. This is a phased model where each stage funds and unlocks the next.

Phase 0
The Foundation
2022 to Present

Two independent Templeton World Charity Foundation grants. Years of peer-reviewed research into centering prayer, lovingkindness meditation, and the Prayer of the Heart. A nationally-representative psychospiritual database of over 1,000 participants. More than $500,000 in grant and philanthropic investment, alongside thousands of hours of scholarship by Dr. Ferguson and his colleagues. SoulSignal does not begin at zero. It begins at the frontier.

The science already exists. This is its commercial expression.
Phase 1
Close the Science Gap
Now to 2027

Launch the app. Grow the user base. Generate the peer-reviewed evidence base that no one in this space has. The Rosary Report is preparing to go live at Mass General Brigham, with stakeholder partners throughout the religious and spiritual world already engaged. The moat is being built. This funding accelerates it.

Revenue begins immediately. Subscriptions, early-adopter pricing, MGB data licensing.
Phase 2
Authority Creates Partnerships
2027 to 2028

A published, Harvard-anchored scientific record changes the conversation with every major faith platform. They have the users. We have what their users need. B2B licensing agreements with Hallow, YouVersion, and AppsForBharat become realistic once the science is in print.

Platform licensing agreements. Enterprise wellness contracts. Faith institution partnerships.
Phase 3
The Spiritual Biometric Biobank
2028 and beyond

As we scale to 80,000+ users, we are building the world's first spiritual biometric biobank. A dataset that becomes indispensable to researchers, clinicians, wearable manufacturers, and healthcare systems navigating the $4.5T wellness market. This opportunity only becomes accessible once Phases 1 and 2 are complete.

Research contracts. Clinical licensing. Precision contemplative therapeutics. VNS integration.
Projected Annual Revenue
$50K
2026
$677K
2027
$1.89M
2028
$5.12M
2029
$12.6M
2030

At 10x SaaS multiple: $126M+ implied valuation at Year 5.

The Foundation Already Built

This is not a pitch
for something hypothetical.

Before a single seed dollar, this team has already built the scientific infrastructure most startups spend years trying to establish. The runway exists. The credibility is in print. The data is being collected right now.

$500K+ in Research Investment

Representing over a half million dollars in prior investment across Templeton World Charity Foundation grants, MGB research funding, and Harvard Medical scientist resources. This infrastructure does not have to be built from scratch.

National Psychospiritual Database

Over 1,000 participants from nationally-representative samples. The largest dataset of its kind bridging validated spiritual assessment, biometric data, and psychological outcome measures.

Live Pilot at Mass General Brigham

The Rosary Report is preparing to go live at Mass General Brigham. The study design is complete, the instruments are validated, and stakeholder partners throughout the religious and spiritual world are engaged. This is the proof-of-concept most seed rounds are still trying to design.

Harvard-Anchored Publishing Pipeline

Active submissions to leading journals including JAMA and Biological Psychiatry. A published record of spiritual neuroscience that has no peer in the faith technology space.

Templeton World Charity Foundation

TWCF-funded research establishing the scientific credibility of contemplative practice measurement. Funding bodies at the frontier of science and spirituality have already validated this work.

15 Years of Neurospirituality Research

Pioneering lesion network mapping of spiritual experience. Published findings on the neural basis of self-transcendence, compassion, and forgiveness. The scientific moat is already real.

The Moat

Neuroscience meets
pastoral wisdom.

The core team brings a combination of credentials, institutional standing, and lived experience that cannot be replicated by hiring engineers or licensing technology.

The Scientific Anchor

Dr. Michael Ferguson, PhD

Director, Neurospirituality Lab
Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School + Mass General Brigham
  • One of few Harvard faculty bridging Medical School and Divinity School
  • Published in Biological Psychiatry on brain circuits for spirituality
  • Pioneered lesion network mapping of spiritual experience
  • Templeton World Charity Foundation funded
  • 15+ years studying spirituality through the lens of neuroscience
  • Leads Neurospirituality Lab AI initiative at MGB
The Faith and Ethics Bridge

Rev. Dr. Marian Edmonds-Allen

Research and Teaching Associate, Neurospirituality Lab
Founder, FaithWise.ai · Harvard Medical School
  • Leads AI Initiative at Neurospirituality Lab: human-centered tech and moral formation
  • Founded FaithWise.ai: values-based frameworks for ethical AI in spiritual contexts
  • Senior Advisor on Moral Compass, American Security Fund
  • 20+ years bridging faith communities and social impact
  • Ordained minister with extensive multi-faith pastoral experience
  • Brings ethical and community trust that no purely technical team can replicate
Timeline

From pilot to
category leadership.

Q1–Q2 2026

Pilot Completion

Rosary Report launch at MGB. Data collection and analysis. Submit findings to JAMA or Science.

Q3–Q4 2026

Published Validation

MGB PR campaign. Free app launch with 3,200 users. First platform licensing agreements signed.

2027

Multi-Tradition Expansion

Biofeedback integration. Enterprise contracts. 16K+ paid users. Series A preparation.

2028+

Precision Therapeutics

Closed-loop EEG-vagus nerve stimulation. Precision contemplative therapeutics. Global infrastructure.

83K
projected Year 1 total users

The Growth Engine: 2026

Phase 1 (June 2026): Launch of free app. Focused on sign-ups, data sharing, and personalized insights to build the scientific moat.
Phase 2 (July–Nov 2026): Rapid expansion from 200 to 3,200 users through organic growth and pilot programs.
The Pivot (Dec 2026): Conversion of first 1,280 paid users at introductory rate of $2.99. Infrastructure: Apple Watch HRV (June) + VNS wearable data (September).
The Ask

$150K to become part of
a $126M organization.

The science infrastructure is already built. The Rosary Report is preparing to launch. The publishing pipeline is active. This $150K seed doesn't build from zero. It accelerates something already in motion, anchored by half a million dollars in prior investment and a Harvard Medical scientist research program with years of runway behind it.

$150K
Seed Round · Confidential · 2026
MGB Research + Publication$55K
Platform Development$100K
Scale Rosary Report Pilot$20K
Sales + Marketing$20K
Operations + Legal$10K
Total$150K
840×

Potential return on seed investment

$150K seed · $126M+ implied valuation at Year 5

Why Now

Rosary Report is preparing to launch at MGB. Stakeholder partners throughout the religious and spiritual world are already engaged.
Faith tech market growing 14.6% annually.
Every major platform is hungry for outcome intelligence.
Window to establish category leadership is open. The clock is running.
Open to expanding the round as investor interest warrants.

"For all of human history, the inner life has been the one frontier science could not illuminate. Now, we are building the instrument that brings scientific intelligence to spirituality, for every tradition, every seeker, every community on earth."

This is the most important unmeasured aspect of human life.
We are measuring it for the sake of spiritual intelligence.

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Confidential · 2026 · Harvard Medical Scientists · Mass General Brigham