September 17, 2025 – Figure AI, a company at the forefront of developing humanoid robots, has secured over 1billionincommittedcapitalinanewfundinground,catapultingitsvaluationto39 billion. If the deal closes as planned, Figure AI will join the ranks of the most valuable startups globally.
The funding announcement was made on Tuesday, although the process had been in motion for most of the year. Back in February, Bloomberg reported that Figure AI was in talks with investors to raise 1.5billionatavaluationof39.5 billion.
This latest funding round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, an existing investor. Other major participants included Brookfield Asset Management, Nvidia Corp., Salesforce Inc., Macquarie Capital, and Align Ventures. Additionally, the corporate venture arms of Intel Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. also contributed to the financing.
Founded in 2022, Figure AI has quickly emerged as one of the most talked-about startups in the robotics space, thanks to recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. The company is focused on creating robots that not only resemble humans in appearance but also in movement. Its long-term vision is to develop humanoid robots with “general-purpose capabilities,” enabling them to reason and learn in ways similar to humans.
Just last year, Figure AI was valued at $2.6 billion following a previous funding round. The company has already attracted significant backing from high-profile investors, including Microsoft Corp., OpenAI, and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com Inc.
