Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12B for 'artificial general engineer'
Original: Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an ‘artificial general engineer’ for the physical world
Why This Matters
Massive bet on physical AI automation signals shift toward hardware-integrated AI applications
Jeff Bezos's physical AI startup Prometheus raised $12 billion at $41 billion valuation from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock. The company aims to build an 'artificial general engineer' to automate design and manufacturing of complex physical systems like jet engines and drug compounds.
Prometheus, co-founded by Jeff Bezos and former Verily co-founder Vik Bajaj, completed its second funding round after raising $6.2 billion at launch last year. The startup develops AI software to automate engineering work across physical systems design and manufacturing. Bezos predicts AI productivity gains will create 'labor scarcity' where demand for human workers exceeds supply, contrasting views of widespread job displacement. The 150-employee company operates from San Francisco, London, and Zurich offices. Bezos indicated much funding will support large compute infrastructure needs. At $41 billion valuation, Prometheus ranks among the most valuable AI startups, reflecting growing investor interest in physical AI as a more defensible sector than pure software.