Robot-brain startup Generalist hits $3B in a frantic bet on a "ChatGPT moment"
Generalist, the quiet two-year-old building a foundation model for all robots, is now valued at $3 billion after a ~$200M extension led by 8VC, growing its Series B from $400M at June's $2B mark to $600M total. Its Gen 1.5 model already teaches robots new tasks from 3-to-12-second video demos. Rivals Physical Intelligence ($11B) and Skild ($14B) show investors betting a general robot brain is near—though some VCs warn it's years off.