Bezos and Jobs family offices invest $405 million in FieldAI robotics platform
Bezos Expeditions and Emerson Collective - two top-ranking family offices in the familyofficehub.io list of the largest US family offices - co-led a $405 million funding round for FieldAI across two tranches ($341 million initial, $91 million extension) in August 2025, backing the artificial intelligence and robotics company’s mission to pioneer “embodied AI” systems that combine machine learning with physical hardware for logistics and manufacturing applications. FieldAI develops autonomous robotic systems that integrate computer vision, large language models, and reinforcement learning to handle complex tasks in warehouses, sorting facilities, and production environments where human labor remains expensive and difficult to scale. The capital enables FieldAI to expand manufacturing capacity for its core robotic platforms, accelerate software development for multi-modal AI systems, and establish distribution partnerships across North American and European logistics networks. FieldAI was founded in 2020 by engineers from Boston Dynamics, Carnegie Mellon University, and Tesla, bringing deep expertise in both robotics hardware development and AI training at scale. The company operates research facilities in California and Massachusetts, employing over 300 engineers and researchers dedicated to solving the intersection of mechanical engineering, computer science, and operational efficiency in physical logistics.
Bezos Expeditions, established in 2005 following Jeff Bezos’s creation of Amazon, functions as the family office and personal investment vehicle for the world’s richest individuals and their families, managing over $215 billion in consolidated wealth and directing capital into technology, healthcare, space exploration (including Blue Origin), and infrastructure ventures. Bezos Expeditions makes strategic bets on companies addressing supply chain challenges, automation, and long-term productivity enhancements, reflecting founder Jeff Bezos’s operational experience scaling Amazon’s logistics and fulfillment networks from a startup to global infrastructure. Emerson Collective’s investment in FieldAI reflects Laurene Powell Jobs’ conviction that artificial intelligence and robotics will reshape labor markets and productivity, requiring thoughtful stewardship and alignment with human workforce transitions. Both family offices deployed capital through their respective direct investment teams, with Bezos Expeditions’ technology and operations expertise combined with Emerson Collective’s network in manufacturing and logistics innovation to support FieldAI’s scaling and product-market expansion across industrial and logistics applications globally.
Source: https://www.fieldai.com/news/fieldai-announces-over-400m-in-funds-raised-to-advance-embodied-ai-at-scale [October 29, 2025]