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Pieter Abbeel

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Distinguished Scientist, VP, Scholar at Amazon Alexa Fund · Board director at Perplexity · Board director at Embodied Intelligence

Berkeley, California, United States

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Paul KwanunlockedPieter: together at Stanford University (2000–2008)
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×2Pieter: together at University of California, Berkeley
×2Pieter: together at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

About

Listed among The House Fund alumni recognized for contributions to Berkeley's entrepreneurial community.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Board director at Perplexity

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Perplexity's investors · 56

359 Capitalsince 20237BC Venture CapitalSan Francisco · since 2023AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2023Advaita CapitalBoston · since 2023AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023Arrington CapitalMiami · since 2023Arrington XRP CapitalSeattle · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Aser VenturesLondon · since 2023AVVHo Chi Minh City · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023B Capital GroupManhattan Beach · $10M – $50M checks · since 2023B4 Capital$10M – $50M checks · since 2023Balaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checks · since 2023Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2023Beyond CapitalSan Diego · since 2023Bezos Expeditionssince 2023BroadLight CapitalGreenwich · since 2023Builders + Backerssince 2023Cosmic Venture PartnersAustin · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Databricks VenturesSan Francisco · since 2023Defy PartnersWoodside · $3M – $10M checks · since 2023Deviation CapitalNew York · since 2023E1 VenturesSan Francisco · since 2023Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2023EQUIAMSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2023Factorial FundsSan Francisco · since 2023Firestreak Venturessince 2023Flex Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checks · since 2023Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks · since 2023Gestio CapitalLondon · since 2023Glade Brook Capital PartnersGreenwich · since 2023Graphene VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $2M checks · since 2023IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2023Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2023Kindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023Laude VenturesAtherton · since 2023M13New York · $4M – $7M checks · since 2023Maven VenturesPalo Alto · $1M checks · since 2023Millennium Technology Value PartnersBelgrade · since 2023MyAsiaVCSeattle · since 2023Nearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.Toronto · since 2023New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2023Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2023Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks · since 2023NuVenturesNew Jersey · since 2023ProgressionSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2023Rosecliff VenturesNew York City · $500K checks · since 2023Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2023SquareOne CapitalMiami · since 2023Standard CapitalSan Francisco · since 2023Strategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023VeronorteMedellín · since 2023WAGMI Venturessince 2023WayraMadrid · $54K – $5.4M checks · since 2023WealthUnion$10K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Perplexity

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Andrew D. KonwinskiExecutive Officer, Director
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Dzianis YaratsDirector
ASAravind Srinivas Lakshminarayanan
Aravind Srinivas LakshminarayananDirector, Executive Officer
ASAravind Srinivas
Aravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO
DYDenis Yarats
Denis YaratsCo-founder & CTO

Board director at Embodied Intelligence

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Embodied Intelligence's investors · 5

AIX VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2022Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021GL VenturesBeijing · since 2026NVP CapitalNew York · $2M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Embodied Intelligence

XC
Xi ChenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. AmazonDistinguished Scientist, VP, Scholarcurrent2024 — present
  2. University of California, BerkeleyProfessorcurrent2008 — presentBerkeley, CA
  3. AIX VenturesFounding Investment Partner2021 — 2024
  4. covariant.aiCo-Founder, President, Chief Scientist2017 — 2024Emeryville, CA
  5. The Robot Brains PodcastPodcast Host2021 — 2023
  6. GradescopeCo-Founder2014 — 2018Berkeley
  7. OpenAIResearch Scientist2016 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
  8. Stanford UniversityPh.D. student2002 — 2008
  9. Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenUndergrad Electrical Engineering1995 — 2000

Skills & more

Signal Processing7Machine Learning54Computer Vision24LaTeX11Python10Robotics40Image Processing5Artificial Intelligence23Algorithms10Matlab11Pattern Recognition6Simulations12
+4 moreComputer ScienceProgrammingScientific ComputingMathematical Modeling

Languages Dutch · English · French

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Deals · 1

Embodied IntelligenceBoard seat

via AIX Ventures · filed Jun 2023 · $23.4M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Perplexity

Investor

Bloom AICohereConfigEngramGantryGraphcorePerplexityPrompt AiWaabiWayveWeights & BiasesWispr FlowWorkeraZenML

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Amazon Alexa Fund

Abigail Hall
Brand & Creative at Pave Health Ventures
Adam Scharf
University Venture Fellow (Spring 2024) at Rebalance Capital Ventures
Alberto Baratas
Partner at Civeta Investment
Amanda Chan
Founder at OSIMple
Angela Lewis
Venture Associate at Scout Fund
Arvind Vivekanandan
Scout at LvlUp Ventures
Ben Rush
Senior Associate at Pioneer Square Labs
Brendan Weitz
Founder at Journey

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Ali PartoviScout
CEO at Neo
Dirk HokeScout
Advisor at Airbus Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Pieter Abbeel?
Listed among The House Fund alumni recognized for contributions to Berkeley's entrepreneurial community.
Where does Pieter Abbeel work?
Pieter Abbeel is Distinguished Scientist, VP, Scholar at Amazon Alexa Fund and Board director at Perplexity and Board director at Embodied Intelligence.
What does Pieter Abbeel invest in?
Pieter Abbeel invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
What boards does Pieter Abbeel sit on?
Pieter Abbeel holds tracked board seats at Embodied Intelligence, Perplexity.
What companies has Pieter Abbeel invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bloom AI, Cohere, Config, Engram, Gantry, Graphcore, Perplexity, Prompt Ai, Waabi, Wayve, Weights & Biases, Wispr Flow, and 2 more.
Where did Pieter Abbeel go to school?
Pieter Abbeel studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); Stanford University (Master of Science (MS), Computer Science); KU Leuven (BS/MS, Electrical Engineering).

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