Elon Musk has approached brain chip implant firm Synchron Inc about a prospective investment as his own business Neuralink tries to catch up in the race to connect the human brain directly to technology. Musk reached out to Synchron’s founder and CEO, Thomas Oxley, in recent weeks to negotiate a potential merger.
Synchron, located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, is ahead of Neuralink in the process of obtaining regulatory permission for its gadgets.
The approach comes after Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla Inc and rocket developer SpaceX, voiced anger to Neuralink staff about their poor progress, according to four current and former employees.
According to market research firm Pitchbook, Synchron employs over 60 workers and has raised approximately $65 million from investors. According to Pitchbook, it has so far raised $363 million from investors. Only two of the company’s eight founders have remained: Musk and implant engineer Dongjin “DJ” Seo, who has a leadership position. According to three persons familiar with the situation, he conducted talks with the brain technology business Paradromics Inc in 2020.
About Elon Musk:
Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and visionary engineer who is the driving force behind a number of cutting-edge businesses that are revolutionizing numerous industries. He has cofounded six companies, including electric car. His work with Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and the Boring Company has established him as a business disruptor and will have an immense influence on how energy, transportation, and technology are used in the future. Tesla, the world’s top producer of electric vehicles, was launched in 2003 and has upset the conventional auto production paradigm with its goal of accelerating the switch to renewable energy sources. Musk has a 25% stake in Tesla, and he has pledged more than 50% of that stock as security for loans. Despite this, the stock of the firm has performed remarkably well lately, highlighting the high level of faith investors have in Tesla and its prospects for the future. Musk’s revolutionary company SpaceX was founded in 2002.
The race to inhabit Mars and transform space travel is being led by SpaceX, which has increased its valuation from $30 billion to $127 billion in just three years. Elon Musk is a brilliant businessman who has started a number of organizations that are revolutionizing a variety of industries. He launched The Boring Company in 2016 to address the issue of traffic congestion, raising $675 million in April 2022 at a valuation of $5.7 billion. Musk has garnered media attention for his contentious remarks on Twitter, where he holds the majority of the stock. After Musk announced a 9.1% ownership and threatened a hostile takeover, Twitter’s board decided to sell the firm to him for $44 billion in April 2022. The transaction was finalized in October 2022, but not before the two parties engaged in a legal spat over Musk’s attempt to withdraw from the agreement.
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