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Noosphere Labs
Stealth startup building human-centered physical intelligence beyond screen-bound AI.
Stage
seed
Status
private
Coverage
stub
Overview
Noosphere Labs (Seattle area; stylized Noösphere) is a stealth company founded by Kevin Carlberg, formerly an AI research director at Meta focused on wearable computing and physical AI. A Form D covered by GeekWire on August 11, 2026 disclosed $10.25 million in financing led by Trilogy Equity Partners with major participation from Madrona. Product details are not yet public; company site describes human-centered physical intelligence.
Why Noosphere Labs is interesting
Ex-Meta Reality Labs/FAIR director Kevin Carlberg raised $10.25M (Form D, Aug 2026) led by Trilogy with major Madrona participation — physical AI before a public product reveal.
Product & use cases
Not publicly detailed. Stated theme is human-centered physical intelligence for the real world beyond text/image screen AI.
- Unknown until product launch — research background suggests assistive wearable / physical-world agents
Key facts
- Form D financing (Aug 2026): $10.25M (GeekWire / SEC)
- Lead: Trilogy Equity Partners; major participant: Madrona
- Founder: Kevin Carlberg (ex–Meta Reality Labs / FAIR; Sandia; Stanford PhD)
- Status: stealth — no public product customers yet
Fundraising history
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Funds linked from Noosphere Labs's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Competitive landscape
Edge: Founder depth in wearable physical AI research and real-time simulation; early Northwest institutional backers.
Too early to map product competitors honestly; coverage tracks founder thesis and financing only.
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Big Tech wearable AI stacks incumbent
Meta/Apple/Google device AI ecosystems.
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Physical AI / robotics foundation labs adjacent
Overlapping ‘AI for the physical world’ narrative without confirmed product overlap.
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Last updated: 2026-08-12