Blania: Merge Labs Raised a $250 Million Seed Round
Alex Blania · 99.9% of the internet is about to be AI? · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea · Feb 16, 2026 · at 34:32
Alex Blania confirms the total seed round funding amount for brain-computer interface research lab Merge Labs.
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“Two hundred and fifty million dollars, yeah.”
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