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Gabe Newell

Co-founder and CEO of Valve Corporation

Gabe Newell is the co-founder and CEO of Valve Corporation, a leading video game and digital distribution company. A former Microsoft employee, he launched Valve in 1996 and led the development of hit franchises like Half-Life, Portal, and Counter-Strike, as well as the creation of Steam, the world’s largest PC gaming platform. Known for his vision in gaming and technology, Newell has also recently ventured into brain-computer interfaces with his startup, Starfish Neuroscience.

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Video game developer and digital distribution company

Details last updated 05-Jun-2025

Gabe Newell News

Starfish neuroscience unveils plans for tiny, wireless brain chip

Starfish neuroscience unveils plans for tiny, wireless brain chip

The Verge - 24-May-2025

Valve CEO’s BCI firm builds battery-free chip to interact with multiple brain regions