# Parallax: physical AI company

Canonical ID: `b347114f-0afb-40fb-b54c-09f98bf20192`

## Key facts

- **$117M launch raise (founder-stated Sep 2026):** Founder-stated ([company-stated](https://x.com/CarlSchoeller/status/2103196420371276038)): on Sep 24 2026 CEO/co-founder Carl Schoeller announced Parallax is launching as an AI energy company with a $117M fundraise led by Founders Fund, with Eclipse, Lux, Diffusion, Greylock, and General Catalyst participating. Raise amount, not a valuation. Cap: founder X launch thread; no separate VC press release resolved this pass
- **Gas turbines purpose-built for AI compute (founder-stated):** Founder-stated ([company-stated](https://x.com/CarlSchoeller/status/2103196425173520610)): Parallax is building gas turbines designed from scratch for AI compute, citing power density, proven technology, and US natural gas supply, and arguing existing OEM delivery times are slipping into the 2030s. Follow-on post claims materials with global supply five orders of magnitude higher than current turbine blades and a core part-count decrease of three orders. Cap: founder claims; ~10MW class, prototype timing, and 2028 delivery targets from secondary digest posts are held pending primary confirmation
- **AI energy company:** Parallax describes itself as an AI energy company building power systems for AI infrastructure ([Parallax](https://parallax.ai/)).

- **Slug:** parallax
- **Status:** private
- **HQ:** San Francisco, California, USA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Parallax?

Parallax is an AI energy company building gas turbines purpose-built for on-site AI / data-center compute power. Launched Sep 24 2026 with a founder-stated $117M raise led by Founders Fund (Eclipse, Lux, Diffusion, Greylock, General Catalyst). Official site parallax.ai.

### What does Parallax make?

Parallax has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Parallax publicly traded?

No. Parallax is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Parallax?

Parallax is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Parallax headquartered?

Parallax is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.

### Who owns Parallax?

Parallax is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Parallax a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Parallax ranks in roughly the top 14% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

1. https://x.com/CarlSchoeller/status/2103196420371276038 · 2026-09-24
2. https://parallax.ai/ · 2026-09-24

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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