Two Years Into His Neuralink Implant, the First Patient Is Playing Chess With His Mind
Dr. Dereck Mush, MD, MBA
Synchron
Creating endovascular brain-computer interfaces to restore functional communication in paralyzed patients.
What they do
The company develops a brain-computer interface delivered through the blood vessels, avoiding open-brain surgery. The implant transfers signal data from the motor cortex to external devices, allowing paralyzed patients to control digital systems using thought alone.
The record
- Vertical
- Neurotech
- Sub-segment
- Brain computer interface
- Product type
- Device
- Stage
- Series C+
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, USA
- Region
- North America
- Founded
- 2016
- Total funding
- $145M raised
Notable investors: ARCH Venture Partners, Gates Frontier, Bezos Expeditions.
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