Jeff Bezos's new AI startup Prometheus raised $12 billion（約1.9兆円） to build engineering tools that design physical products, valuing the company at $41 billion（約6.6兆円）.

What happened: Bezos announced his startup Prometheus, which aims to develop AI-powered engineering tools for designing physical products. The company has just completed a $12 billion（約1.9兆円） funding round and is valued at $41 billion（約6.6兆円）. Prometheus is co-led by Bezos and Vik Bajaj, co-founder of Verily (Alphabet's health research group), and currently employs around 150 people.

Why it matters: Prometheus is positioning itself to help companies across robotics, drug design, and manufacturing—industries where physical product design requires complex engineering work. Bezos points to Blue Origin, his rocket company, as an example of a firm that could benefit from these tools, suggesting the startup aims to solve real design challenges in hardware-intensive fields.

What to watch: The startup's plan to build tools for sophisticated device engineering, such as rocket engines, indicates it is targeting high-complexity manufacturing challenges. The size of the funding round and valuation suggest investors see significant commercial potential in AI-assisted engineering design.