The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Prometheus: $12.0B raised. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj in November 2025, building an "artificial general engineer" — AI systems designed to compress the timeline from invention to manufactured physical product across sectors including chips, jet engines, batteries, solar panels, and pharmaceuticals. Raised $12B Series B at $41B valuation in June 2026, one of the largest private funding rounds in history. Headquartered in Miami with offices in San Francisco, London, and Zurich.
Reality check
Focus (company-claimed)
AI engineer for chips, jet engines, batteries, solar panels and pharmaceuticals.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Founders (reported, unconfirmed)
Series B (reported, Jun 2026)
Total funding (reported, unconfirmed)
Investors (reported, unconfirmed)
Team (reported, unconfirmed)
Oakland site (reported, Aug 2026)
Data & sources
News coverage
2
Web sources
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Vik Bajaj Co-Founder, Co-Founder & Co-CEOsecondary-verified
- Jeff Bezos Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Prometheus.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Prometheus in third-party press
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Prometheus.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $12.0B
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Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-06-11
$12.0B(reported) · $41.0B post
Investors: JPMorganChase Strategic Investment Group (lead), Goldman Sachs (co_lead), BlackRock, Jeff Bezos / Bezos Expeditions (strategic)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/11/jeff-bezoss-prometheus-raises-12b-to-build-an-artificial-general-engineer-for-the-physical-world/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/technology/jeff-bezos-artificial-general-engineer.html
- https://www.geekwire.com/2026/07/11/bezos-ai-startup-prometheus-raises-12b-41b-valuation/
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Prometheus.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Prometheus from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Bezos Quietly Leases 100,000 Square Feet In Oakland For Start-Up That Could Drive 'Civilizational Wealth'
Yahoo Finance report on Prometheus signing a 100,000 sq ft manufacturing lease at 1960 Mandela Parkway in West Oakland, suggesting a physical production facility.
Meet Vik Bajaj: The Indian-Origin Scientist Leading AI Start-up Prometheus
Outlook Business profile of co-founder and co-CEO Vik Bajaj, tracing his journey from Google X to co-founding Prometheus with Jeff Bezos.
Venture Funding Hits New Record: Buoyed by AI, Robotics and Aerospace
Waymo launches nationwide ad campaign, Starship leaves campus market, Prometheus raises $12B
Jeff Bezos Is Pouring Money Into a Startup That Could Drive 'Civilizational Wealth'
Yahoo Finance analysis of Bezos's investment thesis, Prometheus's $18B total funding, and its targeting of the $70 trillion physical economy.
Here's what Jeff Bezos' new startup Prometheus will do
Ars Technica overview of Prometheus's $12B Series B, its 'artificial general engineer' mission, and co-founders Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj's vision for physical AI.
Jeff Bezos-backed AI startup Prometheus hits $41 billion valuation after $12 billion funding round; details here
Livemint coverage of Prometheus's $12B Series B at $41B valuation, with investors including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, DST Global, and ARCH Venture Partners.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/prometheus.md
- RSS feed: /companies/prometheus/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/950070b1-4a92-4623-bc7c-c6d0756941d0
- Revision history: /companies/prometheus/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
In the Alien and Prometheus universe, the Engineers weren’t just ancient beings—they were our creators. But instead of guiding us, they decided to destroy us. Why? What did they see in humanity that made us a threat? Thi
New Easter Egg Reveals Why 'HAL 9000' REALLY Went Crazy (2001: A Space Odyssey): https://youtu.be/T3fAOKinHm0 -------------------------------------------------
My version of the score for this scene from Prometheus. I also did the Foley and SFX but I'm not as proud of that (just try and focus on the score). Enjoy! Di
I never thought this video would blow up so much when I uploaded it. I just uploaded it because it's one of my favorite movies, and I thought this scene shouldn
Engineer Dialog Translated from Deleted Scene (Prometheus 2012) David: We came here from Earth. These people believe you invited them here. Engineer: Why are
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David intentionally infects Holloway with the substance he found within the ampoule, hiding it in a drop of liquid on his finger and briefly dipping it into a g
In this official clip for 'Prometheus' we see Michael Fassbender starring in a propaganda commercial for the 'David 8' line of Weyland Industries Androids. The
The Prometheus System - Intuitive Multi-Filament 3D Printing Upgrade your 3D printer to produce vibrant multi-color objects, print with support material, and c
In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we are looking at Prometheus, a new project by Jeff Bezos focussing on speeding up the engineering process, especi
Prometheus is an autonomous reconfigurable robot with advanced sensing for confined spaces. It offers a unique and superior solution to inspect and explore unkn
Heavyweight match (loser's bracket) Prometheus 2 (reciprocating spike) versus The Badger (claw wheels)
Heavyweight match (loser's bracket) DoAll (tracked robot with plough) versus Prometheus 2 (reciprocating spike)
Jeff Bezos is investing $100 billion to transform global manufacturing with AI through Project Prometheus, and the implications reach every industrial supply ch
For Engineering 600 (Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Engineering) Final Project. Dr. Eneva's Fall 25' class.
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place Prometheus against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $12.0B raised and recent funding activity.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 20, 2026