Aug 4, 2025

Podcast: Alex Hawkinson on Dealmakers — Betting Big on Physical AI

“Raising $78M to Automate Infrastructure” episode of the Dealmakers podcast featuring BrightAI CEO Alex Hawkinson

What does it take to build a company that doesn’t follow the typical SaaS playbook? On the Dealmakers podcast, BrightAI founder and CEO Alex Hawkinson talks with host Alejandro Cremades about scaling real-world AI, selling SmartThings to Samsung, and why the physical world deserves just as much innovation as the digital one.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here.

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Media: BrightAI CEO Alex Hawkinson on Physical AI and Infrastructure Innovation (Unite.AI)

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How do you rethink infrastructure from the ground up?

For BrightAI CEO and Founder Alex Hawkinson, it started with a realization: the same intelligence that revolutionized smart homes could do far more than automate living spaces—it could transform the physical world.

In a recent interview with Unite.AI editor Antoine Tardif, Alex shares his journey from founding SmartThings to leading BrightAI, the emergence of Physical AI, and the urgent need for industries like water, power, and transportation to shift from reactive maintenance to proactive operations.

💡 Key takeaway: Infrastructure industries don’t suffer from a lack of data—they lack the tools to make it actionable for the people on the ground.

Read the full interview on Unite.AI

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