Eclipse VC has raised $1.3B ($591M early-stage incubation fund + growth capital) to back "physical AI" startups applying advanced intelligence to autonomous systems and robotics. Recent portfolio includes Wayve, Bedrock Robotics, Mind Robotics, Arc, and Redwood Materials. Partner Jiten Behl frames this as the first technological era where intelligence moves from screens into embodied physical action.
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VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups
Eclipse VC's $1.3B physical AI fund signals that embodied robotics and autonomous systems (Wayve, Bedrock Robotics, Mind Robotics) are hitting venture-scale inflection as intelligence shifts from digital interfaces to physical action.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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