Prometheus Raises $12 Billion at $41 Billion Valuation

Prometheus raised $12 billion in a new funding round that values the company at $41 billion post-money. The round was backed by Jeff Bezos, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock. The startup is developing software it calls an “artificial general engineer” intended to automate the design and manufacturing of complex physical systems such as jet engines and drug compounds.

Prometheus has not disclosed specifics of the systems it has already built. A large portion of the new capital will be allocated to compute resources, according to Bezos. The company currently has 150 employees and maintains offices in San Francisco, London, and Zurich.

Bezos stated on CNBC in June 2026 that significant productivity gains from AI will lead to what he termed “labor scarcity,” a condition in which demand for human workers outpaces supply. “Significant productivity in the economy is going to raise the standard of living. People who today have two-earner households, they’ll become one-earner households.

Maybe some people who are working overtime will stop working overtime,” Bezos said. Jeff Bezos serves as executive chairman of Amazon and is its largest individual shareholder. 2 billion, The New York Times reported.