Source: United Press International
“Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, Neuralink, which helps paralyzed people regain some independence, allegedly claimed ‘small disadvantaged business’ status in a filing with the Small Business Administration earlier this year. The filing was made just weeks before the company received a valuation of $9 billion in June in a funding round …. SDB status, the eligibility for which is majority ownership and control by one or more ‘disadvantaged’ individuals who are ‘socially disadvantaged and economically disadvantaged,’ can make it easier to secure government contracts. … None of these criteria appear applicable to Musk, a white male, Anglican, with a net worth of $404 billion and a track record of building highly successful multi-billion-dollar companies, according to MuskWatch.” (07/18/25)