Sources: AI startup Project Prometheus raised $6.2B, including from Jeff Bezos, who is its co-CEO, his first operational role since leaving Amazon in July 2021

Called Project Prometheus, the company is focusing on artificial intelligence for the engineering and manufacturing of computers, automobiles and spacecraft.

New York Times 2025-11-17 Cade Metz

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@gavinpurcell Gavin Purcell on x
if you were as obsessed by greek mythology as a kid as i was, you have to appreciate a company called “Project Prometheus” being founded one by the world's richest people i do wonder who's stealing what from whom tho are we the gods? [image]
@mattturck Matt Turck on x
I hear from many young VCs that they find it difficult to invest in deals like this. I would ask: “May I meet you?” [image]
@elidourado Eli Dourado on x
Excellent goal, very excited for this. We are going to get the alien dreadnought. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]
@mims Christopher Mims on x
Bezos Returneth As co-CEO of a new AI startup working on problems in engineering, computing, materials science. Awesome scoop by @CadeMetz of NYT https://www.nytimes.com/...
@aphysicist Aaron Slodov on x
$6.2 billion into AI-powered manufacturing, and Bezos is going to be CEO, who could've seen this coming...i'm telling you guys, get in now while the gettin is good, this is where the world is headed. [image]
@jeff_foust Jeff Foust on x
“Project Prometheus is focusing on [AI] technology that dovetails with Mr. Bezos' interest in taking people to outer space.” (I'm old enough to remember when Project Prometheus was NASA's short-lived nuclear propulsion program.) https://www.nytimes.com/...
@andrewcurran_ Andrew Curran on x
Project Prometheus has $6.2 billion in funding and will focus on AI design in aerospace, computers and cars. The co-CEO is Vik Bajaj. Project Prometheus already has nearly 100 employees, some of them hired away from OpenAI, DeepMind and Meta. No word yet where they will be based.…
@mikeisaac Rat King on x
et tu, bezos @CadeMetz scoops https://www.nytimes.com/...
@stocksavvyshay Shay Boloor on x
Jeff Bezos is stepping back into a formal CEO role to co-lead Project Prometheus, an AI startup targeting engineering & manufacturing across compute, autos & space. It's already raised $6.2B & hired nearly 100 people from $META, OpenAI & DeepMind. [image]
@andrewe_dunn Andrew Dunn on x
Prometheus' co-CEO/co-founder is Vik Bajaj, most recently the CEO of Foresite Labs, where he helped co-found Xaira Therapeutics among other biotech efforts @CadeMetz has the scoop on Bezos' new startup with $6.2bn in funding: https://www.nytimes.com/...
@pitdesi Sheel Mohnot on x
Wow, Jeff Bezos back in the (co-)CEO seat. Raised $6.2B (partly from Bezos), focused on AI to improve manufacturing for computers, cars, and spacecraft. Vik Bajaj (cofounder Verily, Google Life Sciences) is co-CEO, hired >100 already Excited for the future! [image]
@moislamvc Mo Islam on x
AI is so promising that @JeffBezos gave up superyachts and European summers to become a startup CEO again. Love to see it! https://www.nytimes.com/...
@mims Christopher Mims on bluesky
Quick analysis of Bezos's Prometheus startup, based on what scant knowledge we have: — Seems like Prometheus and Periodic Labs are betting that RL+real-world = AI that can learn from reality rather than just optimizing in simulation — MuZero for reality, you might say. — ww…
@judah-grunstein Judah Grunstein on bluesky
The fact that he named it Project Prometheus is priceless.

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Sources: AI startup Project Prometheus raised $6.2B, including from Jeff Bezos, who is its co-CEO, his first operational role since leaving Amazon in July 2021

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