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OpenAI and Founders Fund back brain implant startup Coherence Neuro

Original: OpenAI and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund are investing in Coherence Neuro as part of a $45M seed round. Coherence is devel

OpenAI and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund are taking part in a $45 million seed round for Coherence Neuro, a startup developing a brain implant that aims to detect and treat cancer by decoding electrical signals linked to tumors. The company has briefly tested its device in humans, and the unusual mix of AI, defense-adjacent capital and neurotechnology is drawing attention.

Why now: The combination of prominent AI investors backing an experimental cancer-detecting brain implant makes the story striking and newsworthy.

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• OpenAI and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund are investing in Coherence Neuro as part of a $45M seed round. Coherence is developing a brain implant designed to detect and treat cancer by decoding electrical signals associated with tumors. The startup briefly tested its device in… · hacksgr

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