Jeff Bezos's Prometheus Raises $12B at $41B Valuation to Build an 'Artificial General Engineer'

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Prometheus, the physical-AI startup co-founded by Jeff Bezos and ex-Verily co-founder Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation — its second round after a $6.2B launch raise — with backing from Bezos, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock. The 150-person company (offices in SF, London, Zurich) is building software to automate design and manufacturing of complex physical systems, from jet engines to drug compounds. Bezos frames the goal not as job loss but 'labor scarcity,' where AI-driven productivity outpaces human worker supply.