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Coherence Neuro, a startup backed by OpenAI’s venture arm and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, develops brain implants to detect and treat cancer. The company’s $45 million seed round reflects growing interest in brain data for AI-driven medical applications. Coherence’s implant records neural signals linked to brain tumors in animal tests and has begun limited human trials, including a 30-minute safety check during surgeries. The device also aims to use mild electrical stimulation to halt tumor growth, with plans for long-term clinical trials in glioblastoma patients. OpenAI will not access Coherence’s brain or health data, unlike its partnership with Merge Labs.

Oct 2026 · WiredNews article

Unify raises $12 million in a Series A led by existing investors Emergence Capital and Thrive Capital to build its AI-powered “warm outbound” sales messaging platform. OpenAI Startup Fund, Neo, Abstract, 20Sales, and AltCap also participate; after completing OpenAI’s Converge I accelerator, Unify raised a nearly $7 million seed round. The platform combines CRM and data-warehouse information with online buying signals to personalize outreach, and counts Justworks and Lattice among its customers.

Oct 2024 · TechCrunchNews article

Speak, an English language learning platform backed by OpenAI’s Startup Fund, raises $16 million in a Series B-2 round to expand to the U.S. Angel investor Lachy Groom leads the round, while Dropbox co-founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi also participate.

Aug 2023 · TechCrunchNews article

Speak, an English language learning platform backed by OpenAI’s Startup Fund, raises $16 million in a Series B-2 round to expand to the US. Angel investor Lachy Groom leads the round, with Dropbox co-founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi also participating in the tranche, which adds to Speak’s total funding.

Aug 2023 · TechCrunchNews article