From a 302-Neuron Worm to Founding Liquid AI
alexisgallagher · x · 2026-08-07
Investor Roman Kirchner shared the wild founder story of Liquid AI's Ramin Hasani.
- Hasani spent his 20s in Vienna studying a 2mm worm with exactly 302 neurons and 95 muscles.
- His research revealed that this brainless creature controls its muscles more precisely than any robot ever built.
- Expecting a lifelong career in academia, he instead received term sheets from venture capitalists, turning his breakthrough findings into an AI startup.
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