Former Nvidia lab leader Sanja Fidler launches Veeda AI to tackle world models
Former Nvidia AI lab leader Sanja Fidler has launched Veeda AI, a startup focused on developing 'world models' for physical AI. The company has secured $90 million in funding to build simulated reality systems for robotics.
Why it matters
The shift toward world models represents a major trend in AI development, moving beyond text-based LLMs toward systems that understand physical space and movement.
Sanja Fidler, the former head of Nvidia’s Toronto AI lab, has launched a new startup to tackle how robots interact with the physical world through AI.
The news: Fidler announced today that she’s launching physical AI startup Veeda AI alongside longtime Nvidia colleagues Zan Gojcic, who will serve as CTO, and Huan Ling, who will be chief scientist. The startup will focus on world models, which are AI models that create an internal simulation of the real world based on things like physical, spatial, and movement data.
Veeda AI, which was officially incorporated in June under the name Veeda Innovation, is backed by Toronto’s Radical Ventures and Silicon Valley firm Khosla Ventures. The company confirmed that it has raised $90 million USD ($124 million CAD) from investors so far, as first reported by The Logic .
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