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Top 25 Brain disease biotech startups based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 335 brain disease biotech startups headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,272 professional contacts across them, including 2,670 with verified work emails. Boston is the largest hub.

This list covers brain disease biotech startups headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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335Companies
7,272Contacts tracked
2,670Verified emails
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The 25 largest brain disease biotech startups based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 335 brain disease biotech startups based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to brain disease biotech startups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026n/a346 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sage Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel therapies with the potential to transform the lives of people with debilitating disorders of the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2Partial evidencePearl River, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-500229 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Acorda Therapeutics is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: ACOR) biotechnology company whose mission is to develop therapies that restore neurological function and improve the lives of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3Partial evidenceMorrisville, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200211 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our mission is to revolutionize medicine, with the ultimate goal of eliminating human suffering and enabling people to live without the burden of disease.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4Partial evidenceLexington, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200208 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.(Nasdaq: VYGR) is a biotechnology company dedicated to leveraging the power of human genetics to modify the course of – and ultimately cure –…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Strong evidenceSouth San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200192 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a late-stage clinical biotechnology company with a mission to make degenerative brain disorders history.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6Indirect evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200177 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Neurelis, Inc, is dedicated to innovating life-changing therapeutics that help people with neurological conditions gain greater control over their journeys.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200160 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Solid Biosciences is a precision genetic medicine company focused on advancing a portfolio of gene therapy candidates targeting rare neuromuscular and cardiac diseases, including…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Partial evidenceSouth San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200155 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Encoded Therapeutics is creating one-time, disease-modifying gene therapies for pediatric central nervous system (CNS) disorders with its cell-selective targeting and regulation…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9Indirect evidenceSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,000149 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10Indirect evidenceRedwood City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200116 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Maplight is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel therapeutics for patients with disorders of the central nervous system (CNS).”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-200109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Neurogene is accelerating development of new genetic medicines to people with devastating neurological diseases and their families.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20087 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Rapport Therapeutics aims to transform the treatment of neurological disorders through a precision medicine approach, precisely targeting disease-driving neurocircuits by…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13Strong evidenceWatertown, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20083 contacts →

Strong evidence

Brain diseases collectively represent one of the largest areas of unmet medical need, affecting upwards of 1.5 billion patients globally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNutley, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,00082 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eisai U.S.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15Indirect evidenceCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20071 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At QurAlis, we are neuro pioneers on a quest to cure, boldly seeking to translate scientific breakthroughs into powerful precision medicines.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20069 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Driven by our proprietary Enhanced Delivery Oligonucleotide (EDO) platform, we are creating a pipeline of disease-modifying therapeutics with the potential to safely and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Partial evidenceWaltham, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20068 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Skyhawk Therapeutics is a drug discovery and development company focused on revolutionizing disease treatment with small molecules that modify RNA expression.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 2026201-50065 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19Partial evidenceCambridge, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5063 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cognito Therapeutics is a pioneer in non-invasive neuromodulation to treat neurodegenerative diseases and improve human cognitive performance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20Partial evidenceBoston, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20062 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Acumen is forging a new path towards safe and effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases through our focus on the biology of toxic soluble…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21Partial evidenceLake Forest, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20053 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Jaguar Gene Therapy, LLC is dedicated to accelerating breakthroughs in gene therapy for patients suffering from severe genetic diseases including those that impact sizeable…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5053 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Prilenia is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing novel treatments for neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23Indirect evidenceMadison, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5053 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Industry leading producer of neurons and glia paving the way for advancements in neuroscience.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24Partial evidencePhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20051 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a clinical stage genetic medicines company on a mission to improve the lives of patients with neurodegenerative diseases.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20042 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Brain disease biotech startups based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
36.7%Verified-email coverage
21.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.5%Largest-city concentration · Boston
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
199
11-50
94
51-200
32
201-500
7
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 335 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among brain disease biotech startups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “brain disease biotech startups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names brain disease biotech startups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among brain disease biotech startups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,670 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Brain disease biotech startups by metro

  • Brain disease biotech startups in Boston25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names brain disease biotech startups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many brain disease biotech startups are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 335 brain disease biotech startups headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Sage Therapeutics, headquartered in Cambridge, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most brain disease biotech startups?

Boston leads with 25 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (23) and San Diego (20).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,670 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 335 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.