Person profile
Pete Florence
An MIT PhD with research experience at Google DeepMind and NASA, specializing in AI and robotics. Has raised over $175M for his current venture, which has an exit from Sensity Systems. Now building general-purpose robots with embodied foundation models for industrial and home use
- Founded
- Generalist AI
- Education
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Cambridge, Princeton University
Companies founded
Work history
Past roles by Dealroom records.
Google DeepMind
$528M valuation (2017)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sensity Systems
$186M valuation (2014)
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NASA Ames Research Center
Lam Research
$295B valuation (2026)
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Viavi Solutions
$8.1B valuation (2026)
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Cambridge
Princeton University
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