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OpenAI, Founders Fund Invest in Coherence Neuro’s $45M Round

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC · How we work

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OpenAI’s venture arm and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested in Coherence Neuro, a brain-implant startup.
The investment joined a $45 million seed funding round for Coherence Neuro.
CEO Ben Woodington said synergy between AI labs and brain-device firms will train AI models and aid cancer treatments.
In January, OpenAI invested $252 million in Merge Labs, a stealth BCI firm using ultrasound.
Merge Labs aims to decode brain signals for seamless, human-centered AI interaction.

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OpenAI’s venture arm and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested in Coherence Neuro, a brain-implant startup.
The investment joined a $45 million seed funding round for Coherence Neuro.
CEO Ben Woodington said synergy between AI labs and brain-device firms will train AI models and aid cancer treatments.
In January, OpenAI invested $252 million in Merge Labs, a stealth BCI firm using ultrasound.
Merge Labs aims to decode brain signals for seamless, human-centered AI interaction.