Eclipse Ventures Co-Founder Lior Susan's Insights Into a $1.3B Bet on Physical AI

About this episode

Lior Susan discusses his insights on raising a $1.3 billion fund for physical AI and the intersection of AI with the physical world.

This week on StrictlyVC Download, we're sharing and interview from our 2026 event in San Francisco with TechCrunch reporter Marina Temkin and Lior Susan who is dresh off raising a $1.3 billion fund. Eclipse Ventures is doubling down on what it calls physical AI. Temkin and Susan discuss robotics, manufacturing, autonomous systems, and what it takes to build enduring companies where AI meets the physical world. Plus, you can get a peek into Susan's perspective about the SpaceX IPO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Marina Temkin

Guest: Lior Susan

Topics covered

• physical AI
• robotics
• manufacturing
• autonomous systems
• venture capital

Keywords

• Eclipse Ventures
• physical AI
• robotics
• autonomous systems
• SpaceX IPO

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Eclipse Ventures, SpaceX

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