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Physical Intelligence
Core neolabGeneral-purpose robot foundation models (VLAs) and cloud API for any robot
Raised, confirmed$600M1 confirmed round
Valuation, confirmed$5.6B20 Nov 2025 post-money
Valuation, reported$20BOct 2026, not confirmed
Founded2024San Francisco, CA, US
Key facts
| Field | Value | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | Core neolabRobot foundation-model lab; $600M round at $5.6B valuation (Nov 2025); further rounds at about $11B (Mar 2026) and talks at about $20B (Oct 2026) reported | |
| Founded | 2024 | siliconangle.com The startup was founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers and academics from Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| Founders | Karol Hausman, Sergey Levine, Chelsea Finn, Lachy Groom, Brian Ichter, Quan Vuong, Adnan Esmail | |
| Website | physicalintelligence.company | pi.website Physical Intelligence is bringing general-purpose AI into the physical world.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Careers | jobs.ashbyhq.com46 open roles on 9 Nov 2026 | pi.websitechecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Profiles and work | X @physical_intLinkedIn | How links are checkedchecked 10 Nov 2026 |
Funding rounds
Physical Intelligence has raised $600M in rounds confirmed by the company, a regulator or two independent outlets. Rounds marked Reported or Abandoned are not included in that total. Status rules: methodology.
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Status | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Funding round | $1B | $20B | Avenir, Lux Capital | Reported | The Next Web Physical Intelligence wants at least $1bn, with existing backers Avenir and Lux Capital in talks to lead.+1 more sourcechecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Mar 2026 | Funding round | $1B | $11B post-money | not disclosed | Reportedsources conflict | Bloomberg Law (Bloomberg) is discussing a new funding round of about $1 billion that would bring the company’s valuation to more than $11 billion including dollars raised, according to people familiar with the matter.+1 more sourcechecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Funding round | $600M | $5.6B post-money | Lead: CapitalG; Lux Capital, Thrive Capital, Jeff Bezos, Index Ventures, T. Rowe Price | Confirmed | SiliconANGLE Robotics software startup Physical Intelligence has reportedly closed on a fresh, $600 million round of funding that brings its valuation to a lofty $5.6 billion.+2 more sourceschecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Series A | $400M | $2.4B post-money | Lead: Jeff Bezos, Thrive Capital, Lux Capital; OpenAI, Redpoint Ventures, Bond | Reported | SiliconANGLE The funding round valued the company at about $2.4 billion post-money.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Mar 2024 | Seed | $70M | — | Lead: Thrive Capital | Reported | SiliconANGLE It follows a $70 million seed round in March this year led by Thrive Capital.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
Notes on these rounds
- Oct 2026 Funding round: Reported by Bloomberg as early-stage talks; not confirmed. Avenir and Lux are reported in talks to lead.
- Mar 2026 Funding round: The close and exact amount are not reported; about $1B is the figure from March talks. Valuation basis 'post' is from the wording 'including dollars raised'. The company has not announced the round.
- 20 Nov 2025 Funding round: The company has not officially disclosed the round; reported by Bloomberg and The Information. Bloomberg states that the valuation includes the money raised.
- 4 Nov 2024 Series A: The label 'Series A' is not stated by the source. The company site lists backers (Bond, Jeff Bezos, Khosla, Lux, OpenAI, Redpoint, Sequoia, CapitalG, Thrive) without round detail.
People
| Name | Role | Before | Now | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karol HausmanXLinkedInScholarSite | Co-founder & CEO | Google (Robotics scientist) | Current | siliconangle.com Co-founder and Chief executive Karol Hausman previously worked as a scientist on robotics at Google LLCchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Sergey LevineXScholarSite | Co-founder | — | Current | redpoint.com Karol Hausman, Adnan Esmail, Chelsea Finn, Lachy Groom, Brian Ichter, Sergey Levine, Quan Vuongchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Chelsea FinnXLinkedInScholarSite | Co-founder | — | Current | redpoint.com Karol Hausman, Adnan Esmail, Chelsea Finn, Lachy Groom, Brian Ichter, Sergey Levine, Quan Vuongchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Lachy GroomLinkedIn | Co-founder | — | Current | redpoint.com Karol Hausman, Adnan Esmail, Chelsea Finn, Lachy Groom, Brian Ichter, Sergey Levine, Quan Vuongchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Brian IchterXLinkedInScholarSite | Co-founder | — | Current | redpoint.com Karol Hausman, Adnan Esmail, Chelsea Finn, Lachy Groom, Brian Ichter, Sergey Levine, Quan Vuongchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Quan VuongXLinkedInScholarSite | Co-founder | — | Current | redpoint.com Karol Hausman, Adnan Esmail, Chelsea Finn, Lachy Groom, Brian Ichter, Sergey Levine, Quan Vuongchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
| Adnan EsmailXLinkedIn | Co-founder | — | Current | redpoint.com Karol Hausman, Adnan Esmail, Chelsea Finn, Lachy Groom, Brian Ichter, Sergey Levine, Quan Vuongchecked 9 Nov 2026 |
Professional facts from public sources only. How people records are handled.
What it has shipped
| Name | Kind | Date | Open weights | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pi API (beta) | api | 13 Oct 2026 | No | physicalintelligence.company Our latest robotics models are now available through the Pi API beta. Upload data, fine-tune models, and deploy cloud-hosted inference on your own robots.checked 10 Nov 2026 |
| π0.7 | model | 16 Apr 2026 | — | physicalintelligence.company A steerable robotic foundation model that exhibits a step-change in generalization.checked 10 Nov 2026 |
| π*0.6 | model | 17 Nov 2025 | — | pi.website A method for training our generalist policies with RL to improve success rate and throughput on real-world tasks.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
| π0.5 | model | 22 Apr 2025 | — | pi.website Our latest generalist policy, π0.5, extends π0 and enables open-world generalization.checked 9 Nov 2026 |
| π0 (open-sourced) | model | 4 Feb 2025 | Yes |
Latest posts on X
The most recent posts from @physical_int, the X account of Physical Intelligence, quoted as posted. Replies and reposts are left out. How posts are selected.
Announcing the beta release of the Pi API. We’ve partnered with companies across diverse industries to adapt our models to their robots and applications, from harvesting strawberries to assembling servers. Now we’re opening access to more teams.
View the post on X · With video
Excited to see our partners at @Ultraroboticsco announce their $50M Series A! Ultra is a great example of what's becoming possible when general-purpose robot foundation models meet real-world deployments!
checked 10 Nov 2026
Commonly cited, checked
Figures and statements about Physical Intelligence that circulate in lists and summaries, and what the sources support.
| Claim | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Raised about $1.05B at about $11.5B in 2026 | Bloomberg, via TNW, reported a close at $11.5B (single outlet); the $1.05B amount is not found, only about $1B in talks. | thenextweb.com Physical Intelligence raised money at an $11.5bn valuation earlier this year, Bloomberg reported. |
| In talks to raise $1B+ at about $20B (27 Oct 2026) | Bloomberg's report appeared on 2026-10-30 in TNW and e4m, not on 27 Oct; Avenir and Lux are reported in talks to lead. | exchange4media.com Existing investors Avenir and Lux Capital are in talks to lead the funding round, Bloomberg reported |
| Investors include CapitalG, Founders Fund, Avenir and Lux | CapitalG led the Nov 2025 round; Founders Fund is not named in the sources checked. | siliconangle.com Those sources said CapitalG, an independent growth fund operated by Alphabet Inc., led the round |
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