Physical AI Funding Explosion

Physical AI funding reaches $47.4B in H1 2026, nearly 4x H2 2025, led by Waymo's $16B round. Family offices and traditional VCs pour capital into robotics, autonomous vehicles, and hardware-as-distribution models. Velaura AI's $110M Series A for ultra-low-power compute (2-4x perf/watt) underscores infrastructure demand.