How much investment was collected for the Neuralink Project?

One of the most controversial names of recent years Elon MuskTogether with Neuralink, it aims to enable people to access the internet through a device they will attach directly to their brains. Neuralink is expected to begin human trials next year. Ahead of the experiments, the company continues to raise investments.

Neuralink’s total investment was 323 million dollars

In the past weeks US Securities and Exchange Commissionna According to reported numbers, Neuralink managed to receive an additional $43 million in investment round led by billionaire investor Peter Thiel. Thus, the firm’s total investment for 323 million dollars reached. Previously, some congress members requested detailed information about the investments received by Neuralink.

Neuralink is developing a device that aims to observe brain activities by inserting a chip into people’s brains. After the permission given by the FDA last year, the countdown continues to start human trials of the device. In first clinical trials 11 people Even though experiments were going to be carried out, thousands of people applied to be among these 11 people.

In Neuralink’s latest clinical studies 12 monkeysIt was claimed that he had to be put to sleep due to complications during the process of implanting a chip into his brain and problems related to work. embarked on an investment tour before the discussions on this issue ended. neuralink, still managed to raise a large investment. In his previous statement, Musk argued that the monkeys did not die due to the company’s work. Musk said that they chose monkeys that were already close to death in order not to risk healthy monkeys.