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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.","identifier":["9466b1d5-5bd2-40c7-84a2-8a3aa8a81654",{"@type":"PropertyValue","propertyID":"wikidata","value":"Q138658641"}],"foundingDate":"2024","address":"San Francisco, CA, USA","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138658641","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Intelligence_Inc."],"publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"aggregator-drift-detected","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"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.","common_drift":"Aggregator-reported valuation conflicts with verified $5.6B figure. The $10B / $38B numbers belong to Project Prometheus (separate Bezos lab), not Physical Intelligence.","drift_pattern_slug":"pi-valuation-inflation-project-prometheus-confusion"}],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":10,"primary_source_types":["code-repository","model-repository","preprint","primary-company-ir","secondary-trade-publication"]}}}