According to CoinMeta, the robotics laboratory of Nvidia is transforming into a founder factory. Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, stated that alumni from Nvidia are increasingly starting their own businesses as founders. The influx of venture capital and progress in this field are driving this trend. Nvidia has invested billions of dollars in the robotics industry, helping to lay the foundation for physical AI. Many former employees are now launching the next wave of robotics startups. According to PitchBook data, in the first half of 2026, physical AI companies raised a total of 33.4 billion dollars in global financing, surpassing last year's total of 28.7 billion dollars. A former vice president of Nvidia, Sanja Fidler, along with other former employees, co-founded Veeda AI, which focuses on building simulated worlds for robot training. Alumni from Nvidia are making breakthroughs in various areas of robotics, ranging from warehouse robotics software to robots that perform physical tasks. Nvidia has also invested in companies such as Flexion Robotics and Dyna Robotics.