Where is Physical Intelligence based?

Physical Intelligence is based in San Francisco, CA, USA.

When was Physical Intelligence founded?

Physical Intelligence was founded in 2024.

What does Physical Intelligence make?

Physical Intelligence is a robot brain developer: 2 foundation models or autonomy stacks on the DEPLOY registry are credited to Physical Intelligence.

Is Physical Intelligence safe?

Physical Intelligence has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Company

Physical Intelligence

American robotics-AI company (San Francisco, founded early 2024 by ex-[Google DeepMind](/companies/google-deepmind) researchers, Stanford/Berkeley professors,…

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Founded: 2024
HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA
Status: private
Funding: $1.1B

Verified profile

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Overview

American robotics-AI company (San Francisco, founded early 2024 by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, Stanford/Berkeley professors, and Lachy Groom) building general-purpose Vision-Language-Action foundation models (the pi / π series, e.g. π0) that act as control policies across many robot embodiments. Has raised ~$1.07B total; last closed round was $600M at a $5.6B valuation, and as of early 2026 was in talks for ~$1B more at a valuation above $11B. Builds robot intelligence, not hardware.

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The $11B+ valuation is reported as in-talks, not closed

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

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Relationships

JJeff BezosInvestorBBondInvestor LLux CapitalInvestor RRedpoint VenturesInvestor TThrive CapitalInvestor OOpenAI RoboticsInvestor CCapitalGInvestor JJeff Bezos / Bezos ExpeditionsInvestor OOpenAIInvestor SSequoia CapitalInvestor

Current leadership (7)

Karol Hausman Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Sergey Levine Co-foundersecondary-verified
Chelsea Finn Co-foundersecondary-verified
Brian Ichter Co-foundersecondary-verified
Lachy Groom Co-foundersecondary-verified
Adnan Esmail Co-founder (hardware/engineering)secondary-verified
Quan Vuong Co-founder / Researchersecondary-verified

Founders (7)

Karol Hausmancofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Sergey Levinecofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Chelsea Finncofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Brian Ichtercofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Lachy Groomcofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Adnan Esmailcofounderfounded 2023-01-01
Quan Vuongcofounderfounded 2023-01-01

Safety record

No incidents on record for Physical Intelligence.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Brains developed (2)

pi0.5 (pi-0.5)foundation-model · research · open
pi0 (and pi0.5)foundation-model · research · open

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: growth
Counterparty risk class: moderate

Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Partnerships (1)

Physical Intelligence Funding (2024) with Jeff Bezos, Bond, Lux Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Thrive Capital, OpenAI Roboticsinvestment

Funding rounds (3)

Series B2025-11-20
$600M · $5.6B post
Investors: CapitalG (lead), Lux Capital (co_lead), Jeff Bezos / Bezos Expeditions, OpenAI, Thrive Capital, Sequoia Capital
Series A2024-11-01
$400M · $2.4B post
Investors: CapitalG (lead), Lux Capital (co_lead), Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital
Seed2023-10-17
$70M(reported)
Investors: Sequoia Capital (lead), Lux Capital (co_lead)

Sources (10)

Common questions

What is Physical Intelligence?: American robotics-AI company (San Francisco, founded early 2024 by ex-Google DeepMind researchers, Stanford/Berkeley professors, and Lachy Groom) building general-purpose Vision-Language-Action foundation models (the pi / π series, e.g. π0) that act as control policies across many robot embodiments. Has raised ~$1.07B total; last closed round was $600M at a $5.6B valuation, and as of early 2026 was in talks for ~$1B more at a valuation above $11B. Builds robot intelligence, not hardware.
Where is Physical Intelligence based?: Physical Intelligence is based in San Francisco, CA, USA.
When was Physical Intelligence founded?: Physical Intelligence was founded in 2024.
What does Physical Intelligence make?: Physical Intelligence is a robot brain developer: 2 foundation models or autonomy stacks on the DEPLOY registry are credited to Physical Intelligence.
Is Physical Intelligence safe?: Physical Intelligence has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Aggregator drift detected · 10 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24

Verification posture

Aggregator drift detected

Cap-flag required

Review state

Drift-flagged

Last reviewed 2026-06-24

1 anchored drift pattern(s); see cap_flags

Sources by quality tier

3: secondary-trade-publication; Trade publication
2: primary-company-ir; Company IR disclosure
2: preprint; Preprint
1: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: code-repository; Code repository
1: model-repository; Model repository

Cap flags

Claim: Physical Intelligence valued at $11B (or $10B, or $38B)
Honest status: Physical Intelligence's confirmed valuation is $5.6B. The $10B / $38B figures circulating in aggregator content belong to Project Prometheus, a separate Bezos lab frequently confused with PI.
Aggregator-reported valuation conflicts with verified $5.6B figure. The $10B / $38B numbers belong to Project Prometheus (separate Bezos lab), not Physical Intelligence.

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.