Merge Labs (@merge) — Twitter Score 29 out of 1000

Merge Labs is a brain-computer interface research lab and Public Benefit Corporation co-founded by Tyson Aflalo, Sam Altman, Alex Blania, Sandro Herbig, Sumner Norman, and Mikhail Shapiro, with the mission of bridging biological and artificial intelligence. Merge Labs's Twitter Score is 29 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #33,294 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.

Merge Labs emerged from stealth in January 2026, announcing $252 million in funding from backers including OpenAI, Bain Capital, Gabe Newell, Fifty Years, and Interface Fund. The lab is also affiliated with Forest Neurotech. Its technical approach distinguishes itself from conventional brain-computer interfaces by connecting with neurons using molecules rather than electrodes, and by employing ultrasound, a direction that sets it apart from electrode-based competitors.

Merge Labs co-founders Alex Blania and Sandro Herbig also work at Tools for Humanity, the organization behind World, continuing those roles alongside their work at the lab. Merge Labs has published 2 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 17 accounts, with 20 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow Merge Labs include 123 founders, 41 angel investors, 19 influencers and 4 VCs, among them Mert, Fred Ehrsam, Vance Spencer, Binji, Ali Yahya and Alex Atallah.