Observed Signal · Mar 5, 2026 · Funding · Source: TechCrunch · Impact: 1/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Science Corp Secures $230M to Launch Vision-Enhancing Implant
Science Corporation, led by Max Hodak (co-founder and former president of Neuralink), raised $230 million in a Series C round and is reportedly valued at $1.25 billion post-money. The startup is commercializing PRIMA, a rice-grain-sized implantable chip designed to restore functional vision when paired with camera-equipped glasses. Science Corp. acquired PRIMA’s assets from Pixium Vision in 2024, completed trials across 47 patients in Europe and the U.S., and reports that 80% showed meaningful improvement in visual acuity enabling reading of letters, numbers and words. The company has submitted a CE mark application and expects EU approval in mid-2026, with FDA discussions ongoing. The Series C includes investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Quiet Capital and IQT. The new capital will fund PRIMA commercialization and broader research including a biohybrid neural interface and an organ preservation business line called Vessel. Science Corp. has raised $490 million to date and employs roughly 150 people.
This is a significant funding and commercialization update for a neurotechnology startup, but it has limited direct impact on the AdTech industry.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Science Corporation raised $230 million in a Series C funding round.
- A source reported Science Corp.'s post-money valuation at $1.25 billion.
- Science Corp. acquired PRIMA assets from Pixium Vision in 2024 and completed trials in 47 patients with 80% showing meaningful visual improvement.
- Science Corp. submitted a CE mark application for PRIMA and expects European approval in mid-2026; FDA discussions in the U.S. are ongoing.
- Series C investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, Quiet Capital and IQT; total funding to date is $490 million and the company employs about 150 people.
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Science Corp CEO Max Hodak to Speak on Post-Screen Era at Disrupt 2026
Science Corporation CEO Max Hodak is scheduled to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where he will argue that the era of screens is ending, advocating for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) as the next human-machine interface. Hodak, who co-founded Neuralink and later founded Science Corp in 2021, has advanced his company's biohybrid brain-computer interface toward the first U.S. human trials, led by a top neurobiologist. The company's PRIMA implant has already restored sight in some patients with severe vision loss, using a camera-equipped glasses and a retinal chip. Science Corp has raised $230 million in Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation. Hodak's presentation will explore how BCIs could adapt technology to humans, potentially aiding in vision, cognition, mobility, and treating conditions like Parkinson's disease.
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