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@shenoystanford
Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.
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🎉 Today we announce Village Global III, our new ~$250M seed fund dedicated to backing the most tenacious founders at Day 0.
We're also thrilled that
@reidhoffman
has taken the role of Chairman. 1/5
Congratulations to the entire orbit of CTRL-labs + Meta scientists, engineers, and team members.
Improbable and brilliant work ushering in a new era of computing and neuroresearch.
1/7
For the past decade, our team at Meta Reality Labs (previously CTRL-labs) has been dedicated to developing a neuromotor interface.
Our goal is to address the Human Computer Interaction challenge of providing effortless, intuitive, and efficient input to computers.
@jrichlive
@Jefferies
During GFC, CRM kept spending on sales and sales team growth, and the markets did not reward the risk. Other companies were not as aggressive. So, the underperformance to outperformance swing in this timescale stands out. Great companies are rhyming today.
In 2018, CTRL-labs presented at
@SlushHQ
. In 2022, Slush has an entire category for New Interfaces. Wisear Co-Founder & CEO, Yacine Achiakh,
@le_yass
, used the stage to share a vision for neural-based technology that seamlessly controls devices
🐶🦴 Train a dog to sit and something funny occurs. They test what counts as "sit". Halfway? For 2 seconds?
In
@Nature
, researchers, incl. our CEO
@RuiMCosta
, share how dopamine guides animals to home in on the specific behaviors that lead to reward.
🔗
@WIRED
@emilylmullin
@neuralink
's Clinical Trial: Elon's "brain-implant company" announced a clinical trial to test its brain-computer interface (BCI). The BCI interprets signals from neurons to control external devices, initially aimed at enabling paralyzed individuals to control a cursor or
Wispr co-founders
@tankots
&
@SahajGarg6
, w/Chief Scientist Anthony Leonardo via Janelia, lead a star team of neurotechnologists in advancing EMG to redefine human-machine interaction.
@WSJ
covers recent funding from
@NEA
,
@8vc
, + others. Congrats, team!
We're featured on the front page of WSJ Pro! 🎉
Today we're announcing our $10M Seed II round from
@neo
,
@MVP_Ventures
,
@FEhrsam
,
@jschox
,
@NEA
, and
@8vc
.
At Wispr, we're building a more natural way to interact with technology. Read more here:
@WIRED
@emilylmullin
@neuralink
@synchroninc
@motifneuro
's device emits pulses of electrical stimulation to restore healthy circuit activity and has shown potential in treating treatment-resistant depression. The device is less invasive, placed in the skull rather than directly in the brain.
We're dedicating 20% of our compute towards the goal of solving the alignment problem over the next 4 years, and starting a new Superalignment team to laser focus on it:
We're thrilled to announce that Augmental is coming out of stealth to unveil the MouthPad^, a novel interface that lets you control your digital devices hands-free using tongue and other mouth gestures! 1/6
@WIRED
@emilylmullin
@neuralink
@synchroninc
's efforts are ahead of Neuralink, having already demonstrated the safety of their stent-like brain implants in humans. The sensor+software combo transmits neural signals from inside a blood vessel in the brain without the need for risky open brain surgery. The device