Brian IchterCo-founder · Physical IntelligenceResearcher↗
Founder
Lachy Groom
Physical IntelligenceCo-founder
Groom went from early Stripe employee to early investor in Figma, Notion and Ramp.[1] His investment in robot-arm maker Standard Bots brought him back to robotics. He went on to co-found Physical Intelligence, bringing his investing and company-building experience to a lab developing AI that can control many kinds of robots.[2]
Career & education
Current rolePhysical Intelligence2024-presentCo-founder
Physical Intelligence2024-presentPreviously
Stripe2012-2018
Stripe2012-2018Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
References
- Inside Physical Intelligencetechcrunch.com
In an interview with TechCrunch, Groom discusses how he went from Stripe to angel investing, backed Standard Bots and connected with the researchers who started Physical Intelligence.
- Physical Intelligence’s first general-purpose robot modelpi.website
Physical Intelligence lists Groom on the team behind its first general-purpose model and explains how the same model can control different robots.
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