Peter Chen, Founder of Covariant

About Peter Chen

Xi (Peter) Chen is an American computer scientist and co-founder of the AI robotics company Covariant, which he founded in 2017. He previously worked at OpenAI and completed his PhD at UC Berkeley. In September 2024, Chen and other Covariant founders were hired by Amazon, with Chen becoming Head of Frontier AI & Robotics at Amazon.

Peter Chen at a glance

• Company: Covariant
• Total raised: $222M
• Latest round: Series C
• Investors: Index Ventures, Radical Ventures, Amplify Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Gates Frontier Holdings, AIX Ventures
• Location: Berkeley, California

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