Lumosity sees brain games taking off as 20 million sign up for mental gymnastics

February 6, 2012 5:00 AM Heinrich Lenhardt
Heinrich Lenhardt

Lumosity released impressive growth numbers for its online brain training games. The company has added 6 million additional members since June 2011 for a total of 20 million registered users.

Speaking to VentureBeat, Lumosity chief executive Kunal Sarkar disclosed that …

100 year old gamer uses Nintendo DS to keep her mind active

February 1, 2012 6:18 AM Dan Crawley
Dan Crawley

Nintendo has certainly broadened the demographic of the gaming community in recent years, as demonstrated by 100 year old gamer Kathleen ‘Kit’ Connell. Kit  plays on her Nintendo DS console for two hours every evening, and has been nicknamed the …

Lumosity raises $32M round for brain games

June 16, 2011 4:30 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Lumosity has quietly amassed more than 14 million members for its brain-training games, which help you improve your core mental abilities. That in turn has enabled the company to raise $32.5 million in a third round of funding today.

In …