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    Neuralink

    Neuralink Corp. is an American neurotechnology company that develops implantable brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Elon Musk and a team of eight scientists and engineers founded it in 2016. It is based in Fremont, California.

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    Founders
    Elon Musk, Max Hodak, Benjamin Rapoport, Dongjin Seo, Paul Merolla, Philip Sabes, Tim Gardner, Tim Hanson, Vanessa Tolosa
    Founded
    2016

    Who it reaches

    Patients in human trials, including two people with cervical spinal cord injuries who received implants in Toronto in 2025.

    Key facts

    Founded
    June 21, 2016source
    Headquarters
    Fremont, Californiasource
    Funding received by 2019
    $158 million in funding ($100 million was from Musk)source
    Employees by 2019
    90source
    Canada trial surgeries
    two patients with cervical spinal cord injuries, in August and September 2025, at Toronto's University Health Networksource

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    Neuralink Threads Its Brain Implant Through the Dura Without Cutting It Open

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