Valor, Point72 back General Intuition at $6B valuation as AI startup pushes into robotics

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8:24 AM PDT · August 24, 2026

New York-based General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents to move through space and time, is in talks to raise funding at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Equity Partners, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Existing investors including Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst are also participating in the round. The fresh funds would come just weeks after General Intuition raised $320 million at a $2.3 billion valuation.

The news confirms earlier reporting on the deal for what is becoming one of the hottest startups tackling physical AI.

CEO Pim de Witte spun out General Intuition last Octoberfrom his video game clip-sharing platform Medal, using its hundreds of millions of hours of gameplay and “action labels” — records of what buttons a player pressed...

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