Physical Intelligence
Robotics Foundation Models
Valuation
$2.4B (2024)
Total Funding
$470M+
Profit Status
Pre-profit, research stage
Employees
~100
About Physical Intelligence
Physical Intelligence (Pi / π) is a San Francisco robotics AI company building general-purpose foundation models for robots — software that can control many different robot bodies to perform real-world physical tasks. Its flagship π0 (pi-zero) and π0.5 vision-language-action models let robots fold laundry, clean tables, and generalize to new environments. Backed by Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, and Thrive at a $2.4B+ valuation.
Company History
Founded 2024 by a team of leading robot-learning researchers including Karol Hausman, Sergey Levine (UC Berkeley), and Chelsea Finn (Stanford). The company aims to build a single general-purpose 'brain' for robots. Raised $70M seed then $400M at a $2.4B valuation from Jeff Bezos, OpenAI, Thrive Capital, and Lux Capital (2024). Released π0 (pi-zero), a vision-language-action model, in late 2024, followed by π0.5 (2025) demonstrating strong generalization to unseen homes.
Company Timeline
Mar 2024
Founded by Karol Hausman, Sergey Levine, Chelsea Finn and others
2024
$400M raise at $2.4B valuation from Bezos, OpenAI, Thrive
Nov 2024
Released π0 (pi-zero) vision-language-action robot foundation model
2025
π0.5 demonstrates generalization to entirely new homes and tasks
Products & Services
Company Details
Focus Area
Robotics Foundation Models
Stage
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Employees
~100
Financial Overview
Total Funding
$470M+
Valuation
$2.4B (2024)
Profit Status
Pre-profit, research stage
Funding Rounds
- Seed$70M2024Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures
- Series A$400M2024Jeff Bezos, OpenAI
Key Investors
Key People
- Karol Hausman (Co-founder & CEO)
- Sergey Levine (Co-founder)
- Brian Ichter (Co-founder)
- Chelsea Finn (Co-founder)