Tuning a $365M market
the rest of audio missed.
SmartSound is the first adaptive neural-audio platform — built for the 100M+ people drowning in distraction, insomnia, and burnout that meditation apps never solved.
500+
Hourly site requests
7,000+
Reached via social marketing
$365M
Serviceable market
$4.99
Focus+ price · /mo
The opportunity
Meditation apps don't move the needle.
The problem
Static audio for non-static brains.
- →61% of Gen Z report inability to focus >15 min.
- →Calm & Headspace built billion-dollar businesses on guided audio — but D30 retention collapses below 8%.
- →White noise is one-size-fits-none. Static playlists ignore your task, your energy, and your brain.
- →$1.2B ADHD tooling market with almost zero audio-native solutions.
Our solution
Sound that adapts to your brain.
- ✓Adaptive frequency engine: alpha, beta, gamma, theta, delta — tuned in real time.
- ✓NASA-TLX cognitive load scoring drives every session selection.
- ✓4 profiles + ADHD high-stim mode. Spotify integration. Vitals + sleep tracking.
- ✓Browser-native. Free tier drives top-of-funnel. Live today at smartsound.live.
The product
Live. In your browser. Today.
Not a deck. Not a demo. SmartSound is shipping — and it's already proving the wedge across Focus, Sleep, Vitals and ADHD.
Task · NASA-TLX
Diagnose cognitive load in seconds
We translate the NASA-Task Load Index into a frictionless slider. Every tune-up starts with what your brain is actually carrying.
Audio · Neural Pacer
Four modes. Five frequency bands.
Focus, Relax, ADHD and Nap profiles auto-tune Δ θ α β γ bands in real time. Browser-native — no app store gatekeepers.
Vitals · Pre-session
Pomodoro, but personal.
Heart rate, HRV, stress, hydration, and sleep feed our session engine — picking 25/5, 52/17, or 90/20 ultradian cycles.
Sleep & Recovery · Premium
Recovery that compounds.
A premium-tier wedge into the $40B sleep market — the same engine, tuned for delta and theta.
The engine
Senses. Analyzes. Adapts.
01
Senses
NASA-TLX scoring + vitals input quantify cognitive load in <60 seconds.
02
Analyzes
Our engine maps the user's task to the optimal neural band and rest cycle.
03
Adapts
Continuously tunes frequency bands, profiles, and Pomodoro rhythm session-over-session.
Traction
Real users. Real signal.
Pre-launch, organic, zero paid ads. Sustained 500+ requests/hour and over 7,000 users acquired through social marketing alone via @smartsoundco.
500+
Hourly site requests
Sustained baseline traffic
7,000+
Social-driven users
Organic TikTok @smartsoundco
2–3 hrs
Avg. daily session
10×+ wellness category benchmark
<60 sec
Onboarding completion
Frictionless web-native flow
Competition
No one else does all six.
| Feature | SmartSound | Calm | Headspace | Brain.fm | Endel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time adaptive engine | ✓ | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Neuroscience-backed audio | ✓ | — | — | ✓ | — |
| NASA-TLX workload scoring | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| ADHD high-stim mode | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Free forever tier | ✓ | — | — | — | — |
| Browser-native (no install) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | — |
Business model
Free → Focus+ → Teams.
Frictionless free tier. $4.99/mo Focus+ for power users. B2B Teams unlocked next.
Free
$0
Alpha + Brown profile. Browser-native. NASA-TLX scoring.
- • Core focus profile
- • Vitals dashboard
- • 1 Pomodoro mode
Focus+
$4.99/mo
All 5 profiles. ADHD mode. Sleep & Recovery. Adaptive AI tuning.
- • Focus, Relax, ADHD, Nap
- • Sleep & Recovery suite
- • Spotify + Apple Music sync
- • 25/5 · 52/17 · 90/20 cycles
Teams · Soon
Custom
Workplace wellness budget capture. Admin analytics. SSO.
- • Team productivity dashboards
- • HR/wellness integrations
- • Volume-priced seats
Go to market
Built for organic velocity.
Creator-led acquisition
@smartsoundco on TikTok turns demos into installs at near-zero CAC. 7,000+ users acquired with no paid spend.
Student & ADHD wedge
Two communities with rabid word-of-mouth and clear pain. We win them first, expand outward.
Workplace & B2B
Wellness budgets are growing 2× faster than IT spend. SmartSound for Teams is the next surface.
The ask
Raising a pre-seed round.
18 months of runway to close clinical validation, ship native iOS + Android, and scale the creator engine. Strategic angels in audio, neuroscience, and consumer health prioritized.
Use of funds