Robotics startup Field AI, backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, has secured $405 million in two funding rounds, attracting high-profile investors including Nvidia’s venture capital arm and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ family office.
The fresh capital injection marks a significant milestone for the Irvine, California-based company, which is now valued at $2 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity to discuss financial information.
Founder and CEO Ali Agha told CNBC that the funding comes at an “aha moment” for the industry as robotics software and hardware advance to an inflection point.
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“We are growing,” he said. “This funding announcement is to respond to the customer demand.”
The two-year-old startup said the rounds were oversubscribed, with most investors approaching the company rather than the other way around. Alongside NVentures and Bezos Expeditions, the list of investors includes Khosla Ventures, Temasek, Canaan Partners, and Intel Capital. Samsung and Gates Frontier, Gates’ investment fund, had already invested in earlier rounds.
Field AI’s momentum comes as robotics startups enjoy heightened investor attention amid a global push to boost artificial intelligence capabilities and efficiency. In June, Gecko Robotics — another two-time CNBC Disruptor 50 company — raised $125 million, pushing its valuation beyond $1 billion.
Field AI develops models that control robots across a wide range of sectors, including construction, energy, and logistics. The company says its technology offers “effortless transferability” across environments, requiring minimal adjustments from customers and helping businesses scale robotic solutions quickly.
Agha, who spent nearly a decade at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory specializing in robotics autonomy and physical AI, highlighted the startup’s rapid expansion. Field AI has added more than 100 new positions in recent months to keep up with rising customer demand and address growing concerns about labor shortages and workplace safety.
The startup’s team includes former employees from DeepMind, SpaceX, Amazon, Tesla Autopilot, and NASA, underscoring the deep technical expertise behind its robotics models. Agha said the latest funding will accelerate efforts to meet industry demand and strengthen the company’s foothold in the rapidly evolving robotics and AI market.
Some believe that the strategic involvement of Nvidia, Amazon, and Gates in Field AI’s growth highlights how robotics could soon become a decisive front in the global AI race. Nvidia’s chips power much of the world’s AI infrastructure, while Amazon has long sought to automate logistics and warehouse operations.
Gates, through Gates Frontier, has increasingly backed ventures tied to the future of work and automation. Their convergence around Field AI is seen as a bet that robotics will no longer be confined to niche manufacturing but will underpin how companies everywhere solve labor, productivity, and efficiency challenges.
The new funding thus provides both resources and validation for Field AI. It positions the company at the center of an intensifying competition where robotics is not just an offshoot of AI innovation but one of its most practical and transformative applications. The funding will allow the company to accelerate development and respond to the customer demand that Agha says is growing faster than many in the industry expected.