{"id":91152,"date":"2025-11-18T16:08:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=91152"},"modified":"2025-11-18T16:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:10:12","slug":"jeff-bezos-new-ai-startup-secures-6-2-billion-in-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-new-ai-startup-secures-6-2-billion-in-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos&#8217; New AI Startup Secures $6.2 Billion in Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become a co-founder and one of the leaders of the AI startup Project Prometheus. The company has already secured $6.2 billion in funding, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/u\/0\/d\/1dCjgX9G_r7Ofi2DZWFfo38J2-Zukuyy8e0ixTieCDu0\/edit\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This marks Bezos&#8217; first operational role since stepping down as CEO of Amazon in 2021. He is entering direct competition with giants like Google, Meta, and OpenAI.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the project&#8217;s focus?<\/h2>\n<p>Project Prometheus will focus on developing AI for the real economy sectors: engineering and manufacturing in aerospace, computing, and automotive industries.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to create models that learn from real-world data, not just internet texts like <span data-descr=\"large language model\" class=\"old_tooltip\">LLM<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The second co-founder and co-CEO is Vik Bajaj, a physicist and chemist who previously worked at Google X&#8217;s research lab. He was also a founder of Verily and head of the Foresite Labs incubator.<\/p>\n<p>Bajaj updated his profile on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drvikbajaj\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>, but the startup&#8217;s page only describes it as: &#8220;AI for the physical economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-6c28bb2cc663b85d-9863871721418551.webp\" alt=\"Screenshot 2025-11-18 150333\" class=\"wp-image-269962\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/project-prometheus25\/about\/\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to sources, the company has already hired about 100 employees, including researchers from OpenAI, DeepMind, and Meta.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market context and reaction<\/h2>\n<p>The startup is entering a crowded AI market. One of the first to react was Elon Musk, who is also developing his own project, xAI. He commented: &#8220;Haha no way,&#8221; hinting at direct copying.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Haha no way \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Copy \ud83d\udc08 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TG8UMrWwQr\">https:\/\/t.co\/TG8UMrWwQr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1990479697793491195?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In August, OpenAI&#8217;s head Sam Altman <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/experts-dispute-altmans-ai-bubble-concerns\">stated<\/a> that the AI sector is in a bubble.<\/p>\n<p>In November, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/alphabets-chief-sees-irrationality-in-the-ai-market\">emphasized<\/a> that no company is immune to potential collapse in the artificial intelligence market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become a co-founder and one of the leaders of the AI startup Project Prometheus. 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