[Prometheus, Jeff Bezos' AI Company, Secures $12 Billion in Funding, Valuation Reaches $41 Billion] According to monitoring by Beating, the AI startup Prometheus, led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has completed a new round of funding. This round raised $12 billion, bringing the company's valuation to $41 billion. Investors include JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and Bezos himself. Prometheus is co-managed by Bezos and former Google executive Vik Bajaj and currently has approximately 150 employees. The company's research focuses on AI models and tools aimed at assisting in the engineering design and manufacturing of physical products in industries such as computing and aerospace. In addition to technological development, Prometheus plans to raise up to $100 billion to establish a holding company that will directly acquire businesses expected to benefit from its new technologies. Since stepping down as Amazon CEO in 2021, Bezos has primarily focused on building his aerospace company Blue Origin and has invested in several AI robotics startups, including Physical Intelligence and Generalist AI. Bezos currently serves as Amazon's Executive Chairman. [Original Link]