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Karol Hausman

Unicorn founder

Founder at Physical Intelligence

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedPhysical Intelligence$5.6B

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Karol Hausman is co-founder and CEO of Physical Intelligence, a company developing AI models for robotic control across different robots and tasks. He previously spent six years at Google Brain/DeepMind, most recently as Robot Manipulation Lead, and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford, where he taught CS224r and CS330. His research focuses on the intersection of large AI models and robotic control.

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137 VenturesSan FranciscoAbstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checksAlkeon InnovationNew YorkAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiAntiSan Juan · $250K – $30M checksAvenir Growth CapitalNew YorkavraHillsboroughBas1s VenturesBezos Earth Fundsince 2024Bezos ExpeditionsBond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2024Buckley Ventures Management Company LlcNew York · $300K checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checks · since 2026Crossbeam Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $1.5M checksDesigner FundSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksEmergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checks · since 2025Factorial FundsSan FranciscoFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2026G SquaredChicagoGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGlade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwichICONIQSan FranciscoIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2026Kaszek VenturesMontevideo · since 2024Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2023Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2026Mayfield FundMenlo Park · $500K – $12M checks · since 2024New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNVenturesSanta ClaraOpenAI Startup FundSan Francisco · $1M checksOra GlobalNew YorkOutset CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $400K checksPositive Sum CapitalGreenwich · $5M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023S32Palo AltoSection 32Palo AltoSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks · since 2023T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026Thrive CapitalNew York · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024WealthUnion$10K checks

Co-founders at Physical Intelligence

SLSergey Levine
Sergey LevineFounder
AEAdnan Esmail
Adnan EsmailFounder
BIBrian Ichter
LGLachy Groom
QVQuan Vuong
Quan VuongFounder
CFChelsea Finn
Chelsea FinnFounder

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Who is Karol Hausman?
Karol Hausman is co-founder and CEO of Physical Intelligence, a company developing AI models for robotic control across different robots and tasks. He previously spent six years at Google Brain/DeepMind, most recently as Robot Manipulation Lead, and has served as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford, where he taught CS224r and CS330. His research focuses on the intersection of large AI models and robotic control.
Where does Karol Hausman work?
Karol Hausman is Founder of Physical Intelligence.
What companies did Karol Hausman found?
Karol Hausman founded Physical Intelligence.

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