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Jeff Bezos' AI Lab Nears $38 Billion Valuation in Funding Deal, FT ...
The startup is targeting its first funding since a $6.2 billion launch raise last year as it expands physical AI for industrial uses.
- On Monday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' artificial intelligence startup, Project Prometheus, reportedly neared a $10 billion funding round, boosting its valuation to $38 billion.
- Launched in November 2025 with $6.2 billion, Prometheus focuses on "Physical AI," systems that understand the laws of physics to improve industrial processes like manufacturing and aerospace.
- Major financial institutions JPMorgan and BlackRock are among the investors in this round, with the fundraising expected to close soon but not yet finalized.
- Led by CEO Vikram Bajaj, the startup has grown to over 120 employees, attracting top talent from OpenAI, Meta, and Google DeepMind.
- Prometheus remains in its early phase without publicly demonstrated commercial deployments, even as Bezos explores raising up to $100 billion for a separate investment fund.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is “close” to securing a $10 billion (£7.4 billion) fundraising deal from investors for his AI lab, codenamed Project Prometheus, said the Financial Times. The deal would make the company, which aims to explore how AI systems can be applied across physical industries, “one of the best-financed early-stage start-ups globally”, and marks the first time Bezos has served in an operational role since stepping down as chief e…
Jeff Bezos’ physical AI lab is close to raising $10 billion
Project Prometheus, launched in November 2025 with $6.2 billion in initial funding, is developing AI systems that understand the physical world, targeting engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, robotics, and drug discovery. The round has not yet closed. Jeff Bezos is close to finalising a $10 billion funding round for his AI laboratory at a $38 billion valuation, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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