Nvidia-backed FieldAI raises $405M to boost robotics prowess

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* FieldAI, the robotics startup that is backed by Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/NVDA]) and others, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $405M in two consecutive funding rounds to boost its capabilities of building robots.
* Included in the funding rounds are Nvidia's venture arm, Intel Capital, BHP Ventures, Jeff Bezos's Bezos Expeditions and others. Previous investors include Bill Gates' Gates Frontier firm and Samsung (OTCPK:SSNLF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SSNLF]).
* The new funding would value the company at less than $2B, CNBC reported [https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/20/gates-nvidia-fieldai-robotics.html?__source=twitter%7Ctech&taid=68a5d84e7594f200012aa307&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter].
* “Enabling autonomy solutions at scale is an extremely difficult problem, but the deep expertise of the FieldAI team and their unique approach to embodied intelligence reflects a pragmatic path forward,” said Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures (a previous investor) in a statement [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fieldai-announces-over-400m-in-funds-raised-to-advance-embodied-ai-at-scale-302534675.html]. “FieldAI is at the forefront of the general-purpose robotics revolution, and its ability to rapidly deploy will unlock long-term economic and societal value.”
* FieldAI is creating real-time systems for robots to be used in a variety of different fields, including construction, energy, manufacturing, urban delivery and inspection.

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