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Dr. Benjamin Rapoport
Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Precision Neuroscience, a brain-computer interface company. A neurosurgeon and electrical engineer, he holds an MD from Harvard Medical School and a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. Co-founded Neuralink in 2016 and left in 2018 over safety concerns, later founding Precision Neuroscience to develop less-invasive BCI technology.
American · 1 current role · 2 foundings
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- Founder
Neuralink is a brain-computer interface (BCI) company founded by Elon Musk in 2016, developing implantable brain chips that enable people with paralysis to cont
Series E · $650M1 model - Founder
Precision Neuroscience is a New York-based brain-computer interface company developing the [Layer 7 Cortical Interface](/models/precision-layer-7-cortical-inter
Series C · $120M1 model
Current roles (1)
- Precision Neuroscience Co-Founder & Chief Science OfficerSecondary-verified
Foundings (2)
- Neuralinkfounded 2016-01-01cofounderno longer at company
- Precision Neurosciencecofounder
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Former / Previously (1)
- Neuralink Co-founderSecondary-verified
Sources (4)
- https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/04/17/3063418/0/en/precision-neuroscience-receives-fda-clearance-for-high-resolution-cortical-electrode-array.html
- Precision Neuroscience · https://www.precisionneuro.io/our-vision
- Harvard Magazine · https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2025/01/harvard-neurology-brain-computer-interface
- Neurotechnology Substack · https://neurotechnology.substack.com/p/rapoport-precision-bci
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