# Generalist AI revenue, valuation & funding

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Generalist AI was valued at $3B after a reported $200M Series B extension led by 8VC in August 2026. It hasn't disclosed any revenue. It's a private company with no stock ticker, and it hasn't announced a plan to go public.

Checked Nov 8, 2026

## At a glance

- Valuation: $3B after a reported $200M Series B extension led by 8VC, in August 2026.
- Revenue: none disclosed. No revenue figure or named customer has been reported.
- Status: private. No stock ticker. It hasn't announced a plan to go public.
- Founded: 2024, according to Dealroom.
- CEO: [Pete Florence](https://realalpha.app/builders/pete-florence/), co-founder and a former DeepMind senior scientist.
- Investors: Radical Ventures, 8VC, NVIDIA, Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital and Bezos Expeditions, among others.
- Products: GEN-0, GEN-1 and GEN-1.5, foundation models for robots.
- Headquarters: San Mateo, according to Dealroom. The company says it works from the Bay Area and Boston.

## Is Generalist AI public? Can you buy its stock?

No. Generalist AI is a private company. Its shares don't trade on any stock exchange, and it has no ticker symbol.

Its executives haven't announced a plan or a date for going public. No filing has been reported.

Its shares are held by its founders and investors. The company named Radical Ventures, 8VC and NVIDIA among them in [its June 2026 announcement](https://generalistai.com/blog/accelerating-the-next-phase-of-physical-ai). This page reports facts and gives no investment advice.

## Valuation, round by round

Its valuation went from $2B in June 2026 to a reported $3B in August 2026.

- Aug 2026 · $3B · $200M · 8VC · [Value Add VC](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/generalist-3-billion-robotics-valuation-2026)
- Jun 2026 · $2B · $400M · Radical Ventures · [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/)

TechCrunch's sources said the August extension took the Series B total to $600M. Data sites give different figures for the earlier seed and Series A rounds, and none has a primary report.

## How Generalist AI makes money

Generalist builds embodied foundation models, starting with a focus on dexterity, [the company says](https://generalistai.com/about). It hasn't said how it charges for them.

It is opening access to GEN-1.5 through a waitlist. [Its home page](https://generalistai.com) lists no plans or prices.

No revenue has been disclosed, according to [Value Add VC](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/generalist-3-billion-robotics-valuation-2026) in August 2026.

## Products

- **GEN-0** (November 4, 2025). Its first embodied foundation model, built for training on raw physical interaction data. · [Generalist AI blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/gen-0)
- **GEN-1** (April 2, 2026). The company says it reaches 99% average success on tasks where earlier models reach 64%. · [Generalist AI blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/gen-1)
- **GEN-1 for more hardware.** On July 23, 2026 the company said GEN-1 now supports a broad range of end effectors. · [Generalist AI](https://generalistai.com)
- **GEN-1.5** (August 19, 2026). The company says it can learn a new task from as little as 12 seconds of demonstration data. · [Generalist AI](https://generalistai.com)

## Customers

Generalist hasn't named any customers. Its [GEN-0 post](https://generalistai.com/blog/gen-0) said it measured partner and customer-inspired applications across apparel, manufacturing, logistics, automotive and electronics.

[Value Add VC](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/generalist-3-billion-robotics-valuation-2026) noted in August 2026 that neither 2026 round came with named enterprise customers.

## Leadership

- **[Pete Florence](https://realalpha.app/builders/pete-florence/),** co-founder and CEO. He was a senior scientist at DeepMind before founding Generalist. · [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/)
- **Andy Zeng,** chief scientist and part of the founding team. · [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/)
- **Andrew Barry,** chief technology officer and part of the founding team. · [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/)

## Who owns Generalist AI?

Its founders and investors. As a private company it doesn't publish who holds what, and no stake has been disclosed.

The company said in June 2026 that its total raised stood at more than half a billion dollars ([Generalist AI](https://generalistai.com/blog/accelerating-the-next-phase-of-physical-ai)).

- **Radical Ventures** led the $400M round at a $2B valuation in June 2026. · [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/)
- **8VC** led the $200M extension at a $3B valuation, reported in August 2026. · [Value Add VC](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/generalist-3-billion-robotics-valuation-2026)
- **Union Square Ventures, Hanabi Capital and Norwest** joined as new major investors in June 2026, alongside Radical Ventures and 8VC. · [Generalist AI's blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/accelerating-the-next-phase-of-physical-ai)
- **[NVIDIA](https://realalpha.app/companies/#nvidia), Boldstart Ventures, Spark Capital, Bezos Expeditions and NFDG** were existing investors that also took part in the June 2026 round. · [Generalist AI's blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/accelerating-the-next-phase-of-physical-ai)

## Competitors

- **[Physical Intelligence](https://realalpha.app/companies/physical-intelligence/),** with its pi-0 model. [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/) named it as a rival that GEN-1 exceeded on task speed. · [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/)

## Timeline and latest news

- Aug 25, 2026 · Raised a reported $200M Series B extension at a $3B valuation, led by 8VC. · [Value Add VC](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/generalist-3-billion-robotics-valuation-2026)
- Aug 19, 2026 · Published GEN-1.5, which it says can learn a task from 12 seconds of demonstration. · [Generalist AI](https://generalistai.com)
- Jul 23, 2026 · Said GEN-1 now supports a broad range of end effectors. · [Generalist AI](https://generalistai.com)
- Jun 4, 2026 · Announced $400M in new funding at a $2B valuation, led by Radical Ventures. · [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/)
- Jun 4, 2026 · Named 8VC, Union Square Ventures, Hanabi Capital and Norwest as new major investors. · [Generalist AI's blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/accelerating-the-next-phase-of-physical-ai)
- Jun 4, 2026 · Said its total raised had reached more than half a billion dollars. · [Generalist AI's blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/accelerating-the-next-phase-of-physical-ai)
- Apr 2, 2026 · Released GEN-1, reporting 99% average success on tasks where earlier models reached 64%. · [Generalist AI blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/gen-1)
- Nov 4, 2025 · Released GEN-0, its first embodied foundation model. · [Generalist AI blog](https://generalistai.com/blog/gen-0)

## Questions people ask

### Is Generalist AI a public company? Can I buy Generalist AI stock?

No. Generalist AI is private and has no ticker, so its shares aren't sold on any exchange.

### When will Generalist AI IPO?

It hasn't announced a plan to go public, and no filing has been reported.

### Who owns Generalist AI?

Its founders and investors, including Radical Ventures, 8VC, NVIDIA, Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital and Bezos Expeditions. Stakes haven't been disclosed.

### Who is the CEO of Generalist AI?

[Pete Florence](https://realalpha.app/builders/pete-florence/), its co-founder and a former senior scientist at DeepMind.

### Who founded Generalist AI?

Pete Florence, according to [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com/2026/06/04/generalist-ai-raises-400m-2b-valuation-build-general-intelligence-real-world/). Andy Zeng and Andrew Barry are on the founding team. Dealroom lists it as founded in 2024.

### How much is Generalist AI worth?

$3B after a reported $200M extension led by 8VC in August 2026, according to [Value Add VC](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/generalist-3-billion-robotics-valuation-2026).

### How much revenue does Generalist AI make?

It hasn't disclosed any revenue, according to [Value Add VC](https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/generalist-3-billion-robotics-valuation-2026).

### How does Generalist AI make money?

It builds foundation models for robots. It hasn't published plans or prices, and access to GEN-1.5 is through a waitlist.

### Where is Generalist AI headquartered?

Dealroom lists San Mateo, California. The company says it works from the Bay Area and Boston.

### Who are Generalist AI's competitors?

SiliconANGLE named Physical Intelligence and its pi-0 model as a rival in robot models.

## People on Real Alpha

- [Pete Florence](https://realalpha.app/builders/pete-florence/), Co-founder & CEO, Generalist AI

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