Technology7 Apr 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: VC Eclipse has a new $1.3B to back — and build — ‘physical AI’ startups

It takes just a skim of Eclipse’s recent investments to see where this venture firm’s interests lie — and where it is headed. The Palo Alto-based V…

It takes just a skim of Eclipse’s recent investments to see where this venture firm’s interests lie — and where it is headed. The Palo Alto-based VC, which saw its median deal size explode over the past several years, has poured an increasing amount of money into the “physical world.” Its deals include electric boat developer Arc , buzzy battery recycling and material firm Redwood Materials , self-driving construction vehicle startup Bedrock Robotics, autonomous vehicle…

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