Prometheus, co-led by Jeff Bezos, raises $12B at $41B valuation to build an ‘artificial general engineer’
Jeff Bezos’s AI startup Prometheus raised $12 billion at a $41 billion valuation from investors including JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock to build an “artificial general engineer” that accelerates design-to-manufacturing for physical products; the company has about 150 employees and total funding exceeds $18 billion.
Sequoia and Nvidia Back David Silver’s Ineffable Intelligence at $5.1B Valuation
Sequoia Capital and Nvidia backed Ineffable Intelligence, the London AI startup founded by AlphaGo creator David Silver, at a $5.1 billion valuation despite the company having no product, revenue, or public roadmap; Nvidia’s venture arm invested at least $250 million and Sequoia led the round. Silver left DeepMind in late 2025 after over a decade building landmark systems like AlphaGo, AlphaZero and AlphaStar.
Amazon to invest up to $25B in Anthropic as Anthropic pledges $100B in AWS spending over 10 years
Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in AI lab Anthropic (an immediate $5B plus $20B tied to milestones) while Anthropic commits to spend over $100 billion on AWS cloud services, including Trainium chips and up to 5 GW of compute, over the next ten years.
Starcloud raises $170M Series A at $1.1B valuation to fund two satellites for orbital data centres
Starcloud raised $170 million in a Series A led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures at a $1.1 billion valuation to fund its next two satellites and advance orbital data-centre development, bringing total funding to $200 million. The Redmond startup already operates an Nvidia H100 GPU in orbit, trained the first AI model in space, and is building Starship-class spacecraft to make orbital data centres cost-competitive with terrestrial facilities.
Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics, adding 3.5-foot, 50-pound humanoid Sprout to its robotics portfolio
Amazon has acquired New York startup Fauna Robotics, maker of the 3.5-foot, 50-pound humanoid robot Sprout, which was launched to R&D partners in January 2026; terms were not disclosed. Sprout is a $50,000 developer-focused platform for research, education and corporate labs, and Fauna raised $16.6 million before the acquisition.
OpenAI in talks to buy 5 GW of fusion power from Helion by 2030, scaling to 50 GW by 2035; Sam Altman recuses himself
Axios reports OpenAI is negotiating to buy fusion electricity from Helion Energy — potentially 5 GW by 2030 and 50 GW by 2035 — while Sam Altman has stepped down from Helion’s board and recused himself from talks.
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