Peter Thiel

Physical AI footprint (8)

The physical AI companies Peter is connected to that DEPLOY verifies. The full record is one click away.

• Founders Fundverified→
  Founder

  Founders Fund is a venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel in 2005, investing in defense, AI, and frontier technology.
• Anduril Industriesverified→
  Portfolio company · via Founders Fund

  American defense-technology company (Costa Mesa, founded 2017 by [Palmer Luckey](/people/palmer-luckey), [Brian Schimpf](/people/brian-schimpf), and others) bui

  Series H · $5B9 verified deployments · Anduril Fury (YFQ-44A) at Pickaway County, Ohio, USA →7 models
• Hadrian Automationverified→
  Portfolio company · via Founders Fund

  Hadrian Automation is an American defense manufacturing company that designs and operates AI-powered, software-driven factories for precision components serving

  Series D · $1.4B4 verified deployments · Hadrian Autonomous Factory at Arizona, USA (new manufacturing facility) →1 model
• Cobalt AIverified→
  Portfolio company · via Founders Fund

  Cobalt AI is a San Francisco-based indoor security robotics company founded in 2016 by Dr.

  Series B · $35M2 verified deployments · Cobalt Robot at Willis Tower, Chicago IL →1 model
• Built Roboticsverified→
  Portfolio company · via Founders Fund

  [Construction](/companies/construction-robotics)-robotics company (San Francisco) making the Exosystem heavy-equipment autonomy kit and the RPD 35 autonomous so

  Series C · $64M1 verified deployment · Exosystem at United States →1 model
• Halterverified→
  Portfolio company · via Founders Fund

  Halter is a New Zealand agtech company developing solar-powered smart collars for cattle that enable virtual fencing and automated herd management.

  Series C · $100M1 verified deployment · Halter Smart Collar at New Zealand →1 model
• Gecko Roboticsverified→
  Portfolio company · via Founders Fund

  Wall-climbing [Inspection](/companies/inspection-robotics) robots for infrastructure.

  Growth Round (2025) · $125M1 model
• Hermeusverified→
  Portfolio company · via Founders Fund

  Defense aviation startup building unmanned hypersonic aircraft (Mach 5+).

  Series C · $350M1 model

and 8 more physical AI companies Peter is connected to.

Current roles (1)

• Founders Fund FounderReported, not verified

Foundings (1)

• Founders Fund

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Investor roles (1)

• Founders Fund founder(venture)

Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founders_Fund