Summary:
Brain-CA Technologies, an AI startup based in Cincinnati and Sarasota, Florida, closed an oversubscribed $5 million seed round led by Chicago-based First Trust Capital Partners. The funding brings total capital raised by co-founders CEO Steve Brunker and Jerry Felix to over $7.2 million since 2023. The company plans to use the funds to expand its team as it moves its technology from software simulation into hardware development.
Brain-CA’s focus is on designing energy-efficient AI architecture using cellular automata technology — essentially building AI solutions for environments where traditional GPUs are impractical due to energy or network constraints. Earlier in 2026, the company was accepted into a Stanford University program enabling partnerships with Purdue University and the University of Mississippi to implement its software designs in hardware, and it also received its third issued patent.
Source: The Cincinnati Business Courier
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