Prometheus

������ NEW: Jeff Bezos' AI Startup Prometheus Secures Massive $12 Billion Raise\n\nPrometheus, a physical AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos and former Google life sciences unit co-founder Vik Bajaj, has just secured a staggering $12 billion in new funding.\n\nThe company now commands a massive $41 billion valuation.\n\nPrometheus is building what it calls an “artificial general engineer.”\n\nThe software aims to automate the design and manufacturing of complex physical systems.\n\nThis ambition is sweeping, covering the physical creation of everything from jet engines to drug compounds.\n\nThe new capital comes directly from Bezos himself, alongside major institutional backing from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock.\n\nThis marks the second fundraise for the startup, which launched late last year with an initial $6.2 billion raise.\n\nThe company currently employs 150 people across offices in San Francisco, London, and Zurich.\n\nA significant portion of the newly raised capital will be directed toward the massive compute requirements needed to scale.\n\nBezos predicts the productivity gains from this AI will actually lead to \"labor scarcity,\" a scenario where the demand for human workers outpaces supply.\n\n“Significant productivity in the economy is going to raise the standard of living. People who today have two-earner households, they’ll become one-earner households. Maybe some people who are working overtime will stop working overtime.” — Jeff Bezos.\n\nSecuring $12 billion in a single round highlights a massive shift in venture capital toward physical AI infrastructure. Investors clearly believe that integrating AI with the physical world creates stronger, more defensible market moats than pure software alone.\n\nSource: TechCrunch