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Non-invasive brain-computer interface research lab bridging biological and artificial intelligence. Closed a $250M seed at $850M in Jan 2026 with OpenAI writing the largest check (Bain Capital, Interface Fund, Fifty Years). Co-founded by Sam Altman.
| Name | Merge Labs |
|---|---|
| Space | AI research |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Latest valuation | $850M |
| Stage | — |
| Status | active |
| HQ | Miami / San Francisco |
| Founders | Sam Altman, Alex Blania, Mikhail Shapiro, Tyson Aflalo, Sumner Norman, Sandro Herbig |
| Website | https://merge.io |
| Careers | https://merge.io/careers |
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| Date | Round | Amount ($M) | Valuation | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | $850M | reported | — |
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| Date | Type | Title | Source |
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| 2026-06-14 | added | Merge Labs added to tracker Latest valuation: $850M. | — |
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| Lab | Valuation | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| Recursive | $4.65B | 2025 |
| Ai2 | — | 2014 |
| Autoscience | — | 2025 |
| Epoch AI | — | 2022 |
| Eureka Labs | — | 2024 |
| FutureHouse | — | 2023 |
| Inherent | — | 2025 |