Catenaa, Monday, November 17, 2025- Jeff Bezos will serve as co-CEO of a new AI startup that focuses on AI for engineering and manufacturing of computers, automobiles, and spacecraft.
A report by The New York Times said that the company, called Project Prometheus, has garnered $6.2 billion in funding, partly from the Amazon founder, making it one of the most well-financed early-stage startups in the world.
This is the first time Bezos has taken a formal operational role in a company since he stepped down as the CEO of Amazon in July 2021. Though he is involved in Blue Origin, his official title at the space firm is founder.
With the new startup, Bezos is entering a crowded AI market with several smaller firms attempting to break through with new software and products, while in a race with industry mainstays such as the Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Meta, and Google.
Bezos’ co-chief executive is Vik Bajaj, a physicist and chemist who worked closely with Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin at Google’s X, a research effort often called “The Moonshot Factory,” the report said.
Project Prometheus has already hired nearly 100 employees, including researchers from top AI firms such as OpenAI, DeepMind, and Meta.
Amazon stock was down by 1% on Monday, with year-to-date gains just over 5%, while the broader stock market faces volatility ahead of key earnings reports.
