# Science Corp: robotics company

Canonical ID: `a6a05bd2-0df7-4638-8e23-702a6fb29dbb`

## Key facts

- **Funding:** [$490M total ($230M Series C)](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Product:** [PRIMA BCI](/models/science-prima-bci.md) retinal implant
- **Founder:** [Max Hodak](/people/max-hodak.md) (ex-Neuralink)
- **Investors:** [Khosla, Lightspeed, YC, IQT](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))

- **Slug:** science-corp
- **Founded:** 2021
- **HQ:** Alameda, California, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 490000000
- **Category:** [Biometric wearables](/biometric-wearables)

## Models

- [PRIMA BCI](/models/science-prima-bci.md) (biometric) (id: `fef5144a-fb8c-4aa9-adbb-1a827ba8fb28`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Max Hodak](/people/max-hodak.md) Co-founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Founders (1)

- [Max Hodak](/people/max-hodak.md) (sole)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Science Corp?

Science Corporation is an Alameda-based neural engineering company developing biohybrid brain-computer interfaces. Its [PRIMA BCI](/models/prima-bci) retinal implant was the first treatment to restore form vision to patients blinded by late-stage macular degeneration, with results published in NEJM. CE Mark received July 2026 for European commercial launch. Total funding: 90M.

### What does Science Corp make?

Science Corp has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: PRIMA BCI (Science Corp builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

### Where is Science Corp headquartered?

Science Corp is headquartered in Alameda, California, USA.

### How much funding has Science Corp raised?

Science Corp has raised approximately $490M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Science Corp operate robots?

Science Corp is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Science Corp a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Science Corp ranks in roughly the top 8% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Science Corp founded?

Science Corp was founded in 2021.


## Sources (1)

1. https://science.xyz/news/series-c/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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