General Intuition, a New York-based startup valued at $2.3 billion and backed by Jeff Bezos, has closed a $320 million funding round with investors including Coatue, Eric Schmidt, and researchers from MIT and Google DeepMind. The startup aims to bridge the gap in artificial general intelligence (AGI) by leveraging gaming data to enhance world models, which are crucial for understanding physical interactions in space and time. CEO Pim de Witte discussed the company's origins from gaming platform Medal TV and explored the ethical implications of using their models in defense applications during a recent episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast.
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Bezos-Backed Startup General Intuition Raises $320 Million to Harness Gaming Data for AGI
TechCrunch AI· Rebecca Bellan, Theresa Loconsolo· Thursday, July 9, 2026
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