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Prometheus, the industrial AI startup from Jeff Bezos, is now worth $41 billion

"Make that dream-build loop 10 times faster."

Prometheus, the industrial AI startup from Jeff Bezos, is now worth $41 billion

TL;DR

  • Prometheus, an industrial AI startup led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, has raised $12 billion in Series B funding.
  • The company is valued at $41 billion and aims to rearchitect the manufacturing of physical goods.
  • It uses AI to optimize pre-production machinery and processes, like prototyping, to speed up the dream-to-build cycle.
  • Prometheus currently has about 150 employees and seeks to build an 'artificial general engineer'.
  • The company has no corporate ties to Amazon or Blue Origin, though Blue Origin is a potential customer.
  • Investors include JPMorgan, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, DST Global, Arch Venture Partners, and Jeff Bezos himself.