Brian Ichter
Unicorn founderFounder at Physical Intelligence
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedPhysical Intelligence$5.6B
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Physical Intelligence's investors · 31
137 VenturesSan FranciscoAbstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAlkeon InnovationNew YorkAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiAntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkBezos ExpeditionsCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2026Crossbeam Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $1.5M checksDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksEmergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checksFactorial FundsSan FranciscoFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026G SquaredChicagoICONIQSan FranciscoIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2026Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2026New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNVenturesSanta ClaraOutset CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $400K checksPositive Sum CapitalGreenwich · $5M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checksS32Palo AltoSection 32Palo AltoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026WealthUnion$10K checks
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Co-founders at Physical Intelligence
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Sergey LevineFounder
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Adnan EsmailFounder
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Karol HausmanFounder
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Lachy GroomFounder
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Quan VuongFounder
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Chelsea FinnFounder
Experience
- Physical IntelligenceCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- GoogleResearch Scientist2018 — 2024
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2014 — 2018
- Stanford UniversityGraduate Student2012 — 2018
- Stanford UniversityResearch Assistant2013Stanford, CA
- Stanford UniversityTeaching Assistant2012 — 2013Stanford, CA
- University of VirginiaResearcher2011 — 2015Charlottesville, Virginia Area
- BoeingPropulsion Engineer2013Greater Seattle Area
- Six3 SystemsIntern2011Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Morten Beyer & AgnewIntern2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Matlab5ANSYS3C/C++1Aerospace EngineeringRoboticsData Mining1CFDControl Systems DesignCADAlgorithmsEngineering1Finite Element Analysis
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brian Ichter?
- Founder at Physical Intelligence
- Where does Brian Ichter work?
- Brian Ichter is Founder of Physical Intelligence.
- What companies did Brian Ichter found?
- Brian Ichter founded Physical Intelligence.
- Where did Brian Ichter go to school?
- Brian Ichter studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering); Stanford University (Master's degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering); University of Virginia (Bachelor of Science (BS), Aerospace Engineering, Physics).
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