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- Amulya Vishwanath described physical AI as being in a 'LEGO era,' where companies are assembling foundational building blocks like robotic hands and actuators in anticipation of future breakthroughs.
- Tachable Ventures is focusing on investing in physical AI startups, leveraging Vishwanath's network from her time at Nvidia to connect founders with top talent.
- Vishwanath compared the current phase of robotics development to the internet era and Industrial Revolution, saying it's a matter of time before innovations converge into major advancements.
- Vishwanath spent nearly seven years as a product marketer at Nvidia before founding her firm, following earlier roles at an Intel-acquired company and Molex-acquired Interconnect Systems.
- Talent remains a critical moat in the U.S. physical AI market, with top engineers increasingly drawn to large AI firms like Anthropic and Nvidia, making recruitment a key VC advantage.
Why it matters: Startups in physical AI face intense competition for talent as giants like Nvidia and Anthropic absorb top engineers, making access to skilled labor a decisive factor in which ventures can scale — a challenge Vishwanath’s network helps her portfolio companies overcome.
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