General intuition secures $6 billion valuation as AI startup expands into robotics

General Intuition, a New York-based startup developing a foundation model for generalized AI agents, is in advanced talks to raise funds at a $6 billion pre-money valuation. The round includes new investors such as Valor Equity Partners, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six, with existing backers like Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst also participating. This follows a $320 million funding round at a $2.3 billion valuation just weeks prior. The company, founded by CEO Pim de Witte in October 2023 from his video game platform Medal, uses gameplay data and action labels to train its models. Vinod Khosla, an existing investor, highlighted the importance of these action labels in enabling AI to develop true intuition. General Intuition is finalizing the round, which is reported to be oversubscribed, and plans to use the funds to enhance its general model with a focus on robotic applications. The company is also expanding its compute infrastructure through a partnership with CoreWeave. Valor Equity Partners, known for its investment in SpaceX, is reportedly making its first AI-related investment since that deal. The story is still developing, with further updates expected.