Meredith Perry Net Worth 2026 - Estimated Wealth & Assets

Meredith Perry's net worth is estimated at approximately $5 million to $10 million as of mid-2026. That range reflects her founder equity in two private technology companies, uBeam and Elemind Technologies, neither of which has been acquired or gone public. Because both companies remain private, her paper wealth is real but illiquid, and the estimate carries meaningful uncertainty that we explain in full below.

Who is Meredith Perry? A quick snapshot

Meredith Perry is a technology entrepreneur best known for founding uBeam, a wireless power transmission startup built around ultrasound technology. She conceived the idea while studying geology, paleobiology, and astrobiology at the University of Pennsylvania and filed a provisional patent in May 2011, the same year she graduated. The company she built around that patent raised over $40 million from prominent venture investors before pivoting its business model in 2018. Perry has since co-founded Elemind Technologies, a neurotech company developing wearable devices that modulate brain activity to improve sleep. She is active in both companies as of mid-2026.

Quick facts

Estimated net worth as of mid-2026

Our current estimate places Meredith Perry's personal net worth in the range of $5 million to $10 million as of July 2026. The midpoint of that range, roughly $7 million to $8 million, is what we consider the most defensible working figure given currently available public information. The estimate is dominated by illiquid private-company equity. Until uBeam or Elemind produces a liquidity event such as an acquisition or IPO, the equity portion cannot be converted to cash at a verifiable price, which is why we present a range rather than a single number.

How we estimated Meredith Perry's net worth

Our methodology starts with the same public record any analyst would consult: SEC Form D filings, USPTO patent records, federal court documents, and reporting from reputable business press outlets including TechCrunch, Fortune, Forbes, Axios, and IEEE Spectrum. We do not have access to Perry's personal tax records, brokerage statements, or private shareholder agreements. Everything here is an informed estimate assembled from observable signals.

For private-company equity, we apply a standard early-stage discount framework. We look at reported funding totals and implied post-money valuations, then apply a steep illiquidity discount (typically 60 to 80 percent off paper value) to reflect the real-world difficulty of converting a minority or majority stake in a private company into cash. Founder stakes are almost never sold at the last-round headline valuation, and many early-stage companies never produce a return at all. We then cross-check against any publicly reported secondary-market activity on platforms like EquityZen, which lists uBeam as a private company with no reported secondary trades that would give us a market-clearing price signal.

For patent royalty income, we review assignment records at USPTO and any licensing agreements mentioned in press coverage or court documents. For salary history, we rely on what is disclosed in press and, where available, executive compensation surveys for Series A through Series C stage startups of comparable size. We flag clearly where data is absent or contradictory, as is the case with the range of reported uBeam funding totals, which vary from roughly $23 million (2015 Fortune reporting) to over $49 million depending on whether convertible notes are included.

Net worth breakdown

Career earnings and salary history

Perry founded uBeam while still a Penn undergraduate in 2011 and built the company through its full fundraising arc. In the early years of a venture-backed startup, founder salaries are typically modest, often $80,000 to $130,000 annually at the seed stage, rising toward $150,000 to $200,000 as a Series A or B closes. uBeam's reported funding history (a $750,000 seed round in 2012, followed by subsequent rounds reaching roughly $23 million by late 2015 and over $40 million by 2018) is consistent with Perry having drawn a market-rate founder CEO salary for approximately six to seven years before stepping back from the CEO role in September 2018.

Cumulative cash compensation across that period, using industry-standard startup CEO salary benchmarks, would place total career earnings from uBeam in the range of $700,000 to $1.2 million before taxes. That is not a large number, and it is why equity, not salary, drives the net worth estimate. After stepping aside as CEO, Perry moved to a board and senior advisor role at uBeam, which typically carries either a reduced stipend or equity-only compensation at the private-company stage.

At Elemind Technologies, Perry co-founded the company and closed a $12 million seed round in February 2024, with IEEE Spectrum and trade press confirming her as CEO and co-founder as of mid-2024. Salary figures for Elemind are not publicly reported, but seed-stage CEO compensation at a $12 million funded company typically falls between $150,000 and $200,000 annually. There is no public record of additional income from speaking fees, media appearances, or advisory roles, though these are common for founders with Perry's profile and would add a modest supplementary income stream.

Company equity and ownership stakes

Equity in uBeam and Elemind is the single largest driver of Perry's estimated net worth, and it is also the most uncertain component. Here is what the public record establishes and where the gaps are.

uBeam Inc.

uBeam was incorporated in Delaware in 2012 and raised at least $40 million in total venture funding according to TechCrunch and Axios reporting from September 2018, with some aggregators placing the figure above $49 million when convertible note tranches are included. uBeam wireless power’s CEO Meredith Perry steps aside amidst B2B pivot | TechCrunch (Sep 20, 2018) TechCrunch reported on Sept. 20, 2018 that uBeam’s CEO Meredith Perry stepped aside as the company pivoted toward B2B and licensing and noted the company had raised over $40 million.. Early investors included Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, and CrunchFund, with angels including Marissa Mayer and Mark Cuban reported in 2012 seed coverage. SEC Form D filings signed by Perry as President confirm multiple offering rounds with specific amounts sold. Despite significant capital raised, uBeam has not IPO'd or been publicly acquired as of mid-2026, meaning the company's current enterprise value is entirely opaque.

When a founder goes through multiple VC rounds raising $40 million or more, dilution is substantial. A founder who may have started with 60 to 80 percent ownership could be diluted to 10 to 20 percent or less by the time a Series C or equivalent is complete, depending on option pool expansions, co-founder equity, and secondary sales. We do not have Perry's capitalization table, so we apply a conservative estimate of a 10 to 15 percent residual founder stake, discounted heavily for illiquidity and uncertainty about whether the company will ever produce a return. That yields the $2 million to $5 million range in our breakdown above. It is worth noting that the early co-founder dispute, Dweck v. Perry, was resolved through the courts without materially altering the public record on Perry's founder status, which SEC filings and patent records consistently confirm.

Elemind Technologies

Elemind is Perry's more recent and, as of 2026, more active venture. The company closed a $12 million seed round in February 2024 and has been covered by IEEE Spectrum for its wearable device that suppresses alpha brain waves to induce sleep. As a co-founder and CEO at the seed stage, Perry would typically hold a meaningful equity position, often 20 to 40 percent before employee option pool dilution. At a $12 million raise with typical seed-stage valuations of $30 million to $60 million post-money, even a 20 percent founder stake represents $6 million to $12 million on paper. However, seed-stage paper valuations are highly speculative. We apply a significant early-stage discount, arriving at a $1 million to $3 million realistic net present value for this stake as of mid-2026.

Licensing, patents, and royalty income

Perry holds inventor credit on multiple patents assigned to uBeam Inc., including US10148131B2 (Power Density Control for Wireless Power Transfer, filed 2015, priority 2011) and published applications such as US 2015/0333800 (Motion Prediction for Wireless Power Transfer). All identified patents and applications are assigned to uBeam Inc. rather than held personally by Perry, which means any licensing revenue flows to the company, not directly to her as an individual. Perry would benefit from licensing income only indirectly, through her equity stake in uBeam.

uBeam's September 2018 pivot to a B2B and licensing-focused model, as reported by TechCrunch and Axios, suggests the company is actively trying to monetize its patent portfolio through enterprise licensing arrangements rather than consumer hardware sales. If that strategy produces meaningful licensing revenue, it could improve uBeam's valuation and eventually benefit Perry's equity position. However, no licensing deal terms or revenue figures have been publicly disclosed, so we treat royalty income to Perry personally as minimal and unconfirmed in our current estimate.

How Perry's wealth has evolved over time

A note on other 'Meredith' profiles

Because Perry shares her first name with several other public figures covered on this site, it is worth clarifying who this article covers. For a different public-figure wealth profile, see Erin Merryn net worth. Meredith Perry the tech entrepreneur is distinct from Meredith Marks, whose wealth profile centers on her jewelry business and Real Housewives of Salt Lake City visibility, and from Meredith Laurence, known for her television cooking work. For information on Meredith Marks's jewelry business and estimated wealth, see our Meredith Marks jewelry net worth profile. For details on Meredith Laurence's net worth, see her separate profile (profile id c6a9715f-bf22-4ea9-83dc-d89a8bd052d9) Meredith Laurence net worth. If you arrived here looking for one of those profiles, those are separate entries. For a profile of New Zealand politician Marama Davidson and information on her net worth, see Marama Davidson net worth. Perry is also unrelated to Meredith Melling, a fashion industry figure, or Meredith Kennedy Farr, whose profile covers a different career entirely. For information on that different public figure's finances, see our profile of Meredith Melling net worth. For more on Meredith Kennedy Farr's finances, see the Meredith Kennedy Farr net worth profile. The common thread across all of these profiles is that each represents a different path to building personal wealth, and the methods for estimating each differ accordingly. For readers searching for other individuals, see our Marnie Laird net worth profile for a different person's wealth overview. Perry's profile is unusual in that virtually all of her estimated wealth is tied up in venture-backed startups, making it among the more uncertain estimates in this category. For a similarly public-facing profile in a different field, see our profile on Meryl Davis net worth.

What would change this estimate

The estimate above would shift materially in either direction based on a small number of observable triggers. An acquisition of uBeam at a valuation above the total capital raised would be the most significant upside scenario. Even a $100 million acquisition with a 10 percent founder stake after liquidation preferences would generate roughly $10 million in pre-tax proceeds for Perry, potentially doubling the current estimate. An Elemind acquisition or Series B round at a significantly higher valuation would similarly lift the Elemind component. On the downside, if uBeam winds down without a return or if Perry's equity was heavily diluted below 5 percent in later rounds, the uBeam component could be worth close to zero. We will update this profile when any liquidity event, secondary transaction, or new funding round with disclosed terms becomes part of the public record.