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NOVEMBER 2026
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Robotics may be approaching its GPT-3 moment. AI could fundamentally change how we fight disease. And for early-stage founders turning these endless possibilities into companies, the competition for talent is fiercer than ever.
Change Agents
Change Agents Season 2: Are Robots Having Their GPT-3 Moment?
Teach a robot to sweep a cube into a bowl with a brush. Then give it a banana. It picks up the banana and uses it as a brush, something it was never explicitly trained to do.
“There was this level of purely physical generalization in understanding the intent of the task...that is definitely the start of a thread that is very, very compelling to see.”
— Pete Florence, Generalist
In a recent episode of Change Agents, back for Season 2, Corinne Riley sits down with Generalist co-founder and CEO Pete Florence to explore the surprising capabilities emerging in robotics and what's next for physical AI.
Catch the conversation with Pete, and other leaders working in some of AI’s most exciting frontiers, in season 2 of Change Agents.
In Practice
New Series: How Early Stage Founders Can Hire More Successfully
2026 is becoming the most competitive year yet for early-stage recruiting. Few people see that competition more closely than our in-house Core Talent team. They work alongside founders every day, from spotting exceptional talent to convincing candidates to bet on a new company.
We're sharing what we've learned in In Practice, a new series bringing practical company-building lessons to founders. Season 1 focuses on founding team hiring, covering common mistakes founders make, what the best founders do differently, and how to build a great founding team.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER UPDATES
In The Portfolio
Sept 8: Antioch announced their $32M Series A to build the simulation platform for physical AI.
Sept 22: Snorkel AI raised $350M at a $3.5B valuation, after crossing an annualized revenue run rate of $375M.
Oct 1: Parallax came out of stealth and announced their $117M Series A to develop purpose-built gas turbines to power AI data centers.
Oct 14: Resolve.ai and Tenzai were named to the 2026 Disruptors 60 by Greenfield Partners at TechCrunch Disrupt.
Oct 28: Upwind announced their $400M Series C to advance runtime security for cloud and AI.
Oct 29: 7AI, Abnormal AI, Cato Networks, Cogent, Cribl, Cylake, and Upwind were named to the 2026 Fortune Cyber 60.
New & Noteworthy
We recently co-hosted the AI for Science Symposium alongside Altara, which brought together 100+ researchers and builders to share research problems and ideas. The speaking sessions are now available to watch online, featuring teams from Chai Discovery, Medra, LatchBio, onepot, and Altara.
Jason Risch examines the challenge of agent runtime security in Rogue Agents: Deciphering Agent Intent.
We recently wrapped up our 2026 Greylock X summer fellowship program, with an incredible cohort of aspiring founders. We can’t wait to see what they build next! Learn more here about how to join us in 2027.
If You Missed It
Seth Rosenberg explores opportunities for consumer-focused AI in Breaking Out of the God Box.
Season 1 of Change Agents ended on a high note, with an interview with Baseten Co-Founder and CEO Tuhin Srivastava.
Connect With Us
Go from concept to company with Greylock Edge, our bespoke 3-month company-building program for pre-idea, pre-seed, and seed founders. Apply now.
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