Artificial Atlas

Who is betting on what in AI, and against whom.

Investors

Microsoft

Kind
corporate
Also a lab
Microsoft AI
Rounds
5, led 1
Rounds joined
$19B in total size

Camp exposure

LLM scaling
2 rounds, led 1
World models
2 rounds
Physical AI
1 round

Labs backed

FigureHumanoids; Helix VLA. Warehouse deployments.
OpenAIGPT lineage through GPT-6 Astra (September 2026), o-series reasoning, agents. Also dabbling in world simulation and robotics.
WayveEnd-to-end driving with generative world models.

Rounds

DateLabCampAmountKindValuationRoleSource
Feb 2026WayveWorld models $1.20BSeries D $8.60B post-moneyjoined CNBC, Wayve
Sep 2025FigurePhysical AI $1BSeries C $39B post-moneyjoined Figure
Oct 2024OpenAILLM scaling $6.60Bfunding round $157B post-moneyjoined TechCrunch
Jan 2023OpenAILLM scaling $10Bstrategic investment led The Verge
Jan 2022WayveWorld models $200MSeries B joined Wayve