# Verily

Type: Company (GOOGL)

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-12**: Series B raises $12B at $41B valuation — Prometheus announces a $12 billion Series B round backed by JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Bezos himself, and others, valuing the company at $41 billion and revealing its 'artificial general engineer' mission.
- **2026-06-11**: $12B second round at $41B valuation — Prometheus announces $12 billion in new funding from Bezos, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock.
- **2025**: Launch and initial funding — Prometheus launches with a $6.2 billion first funding round, co-founded by Bezos and Bajaj.
- **2025-11**: Prometheus launches with $6.2B — Prometheus is founded by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raising $6.2 billion in its initial funding round and beginning operations in stealth mode.

## Recent coverage (7 stories, network-wide)

### Bezos’ $41B Prometheus Could Slash Spacecraft Design Time by 90%
2026-06-12 18:50:12 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 3

Jeff Bezos' newly unveiled AI startup Prometheus raised $12B at a $41B valuation to compress engineering cycles by 10x or more. For the space sector, this means rocket, satellite, and lander development could shrink from decades to years, with direct implications for Blue Origin and the broader aerospace race.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/bezos-prometheus-ai-aerospace-design

### Jeff Bezos' AI Startup Aims to Build 'Artificial General Engineer' with 150 Staff
2026-06-12 14:42:14 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Prometheus, an AI startup co-led by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, is developing an 'artificial general engineer' to revolutionize the design of physical products. Backed by $12 billion in funding, the company with 150 employees aims to apply AI to robotics, drug design, and manufacturing, potentially automating complex engineering workflows.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/prometheus-ai-engineering-bezos-artificial-general-engineer

### Jeff Bezos' Prometheus Reaches $41B Valuation After $12B Funding
2026-06-12 14:41:32 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Jeff Bezos' stealthy AI startup Prometheus has emerged with a $12 billion funding round and a $41 billion valuation, promising to build an 'artificial general engineer.' With 150 employees and co-CEO Vik Bajaj from Verily, the startup targets the massive market for AI-driven physical product design, from rockets to drugs.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/jeff-bezos-prometheus-41-billion-funding

### Stealthy Bezos Startup Prometheus Hits $41B Valuation with $12B Raise
2026-06-12 02:54:18 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 2

Prometheus, the AI startup by Jeff Bezos and Vik Bajaj, raised $12 billion in its second round at a $41 billion valuation—all while still in stealth and with just 150 employees. It's arguably the most capital ever given to an unreleased product.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/startups-prometheus-12b-stealth

### $12B for AGI: Bezos’s Prometheus Targets Physical World Design
2026-06-12 02:54:11 · Sector: ai · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 2

Prometheus, with $12 billion in fresh funding, aims to build an 'artificial general engineer'—an AGI that can autonomously design and manufacture physical systems, from jet engines to pharmaceuticals. This could be the most ambitious applied AI project ever.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/ai-prometheus-12b-agi

### $12B Bezos-Backed AGI Aims to Automate Global Supply Chains at $41B Valuation
2026-06-12 02:52:36 · Sector: supply · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 2

Jeff Bezos’s Prometheus raises $12B to build an artificial general engineer, promising to autonomously design and optimize complex physical systems—including supply chain infrastructure. This could revolutionize manufacturing logistics and production planning.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/supply-prometheus-12b-agents

### $12B Bet on AGI Drug Design: Bezos’s Prometheus Targets Biotech Manufacturing
2026-06-12 02:52:28 · Sector: bio · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 2

Prometheus's $12B raise envisions an artificial general engineer that can design drug compounds autonomously, potentially cutting years from pharmaceutical R&D. The startup's biotech roots via co-founder Vik Bajaj of Verily add credibility.
Full story: https://getbiobrief.com/story/bio-prometheus-12b-drugs

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