#TradingPairs101 ELON MUSK'S NEURALINK RAISES $650M AT A $9B VALUATION TO PUSH HUMAN-AI INTEGRATION

Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-computer interface startup, has raised $650 million in a Series E round, pushing its valuation to roughly $9 billion, according to Semafor. Backed by investors including ARK Invest, Founders Fund, and Sequoia Capital, the funding supports Neuralink's continued human trials.$UMA

The company says it has implanted brain chips in five patients with severe paralysis and recently earned "breakthrough device" designation from the U.S. FDA, streamlining the regulatory path. $IOST

This marks a major leap from its previous $280 million Series D round in 2023, as Neuralink advances toward real-world human-Al integration.$EDU