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Overview
Prometheus is an industrial AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, building an “artificial general engineer” — AI software to automate design and manufacturing of complex physical systems. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in London and Zurich; ~150 employees.
Funding History
| Round | Amount | Valuation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $6.2B | — | Late 2025 |
| Series B | $12B | $41B | June 11, 2026 |
Investors: Bezos (largest backer both rounds), jpmorgan, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, DST Global, Arch Venture Partners.
Positioning
- Not robotics: Optimizes pre-production machinery and processes (prototyping), not factory automation
- Not Amazon/Blue Origin subsidiary: Independent company; Blue Origin cited as potential customer
- Compute-heavy: Large portion of $12B allocated to compute infrastructure
- Secretive: No public product demo; training methodology undisclosed
Leadership
- Jeff Bezos: Co-CEO (first CEO role since Amazon 2021)
- Vik Bajaj: Co-CEO, former Verily (Google life sciences) co-founder
Related
Sources
- 2026-06-11-prometheus-12b-funding
- 2026-06-11-prometheus-funding-axios
- 2026-06-11-prometheus-bezos-cnbc-interview