Thync raises $13 million to create a gadget that simulates the effects of coffee!

Thync, a consumer technology and neuroscience startup based in Los Gatos, California, just announced that it has raised $13 million in funding from investors including Khosla Ventures. The funding was raised over a period of three years from Khosla and others, but Thync isn’t sharing the names of its other investors at this time.

Thync’s first product, a Bluetooth device to be worn on the head, will hit the market in 2015. The company described the device’s design as “small” and “beautiful ,” but wouldn’t comment on how it would look or be worn.

Thync is describing the device as a healthier alternative to beverages like coffee as it achieves these results by tapping into the same neural pathways that are responsible for generating that hyper energised feeling you experience after consuming caffeine.

The company said that the technology is very safe, and emphasised that safety is always Thync’s first priority when it comes to developing its product.

Thync’s upcoming device will be one of few that are designed to tap into your brain when it launches next year. Neurosky’s Mindwave headband says it can make your mind feel relaxed and is being advertised as a sort of de-stressing tool.