The OpenAI CEO is adding a well-funded brain-computer interface startup to his growing portfolio of ambitious bets.

As the momentum and interest in brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies continue to accelerate, Merge Labs has emerged ...

Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read ...

OpenAI has signaled its intentions to become a major player in brain computer interfaces (BCIs) with a $252 million ...

The financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. The move signals OpenAI’s growing interest in technologies that ...

Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface lab pursues non-invasive, AI-native neural hardware that rivals Neuralink and stirs governance debate.

In August, the Financial Times reported that OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman is part of Merger Labs’ founding team ...

Merge Labs, a company co-founded by AI billionaire Sam Altman that is building devices to connect human brains to computers, ...

Merge Labs is a “research lab” dedicated to “bridging biological and artificial intelligence to maximize human ability.” ...

Other notable brain computer interface startups include Neuralink, which is run by Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015 ...

Brain–computer interfaces have long been associated with medical labs, invasive implants, and distant promises. At CES 2026, ...