Travis Kalanick's Robotics Company Atoms Raises $1.7B with a16z
Travis Kalanick's robotics company Atoms raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Uber and others. The company aims to build 'atoms-based' computers and a 'wheelbase for robots' to increase productivity in the physical world.
Atoms, founded by Travis Kalanick, raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Ben Horowitz joining its board. Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, and Uber also participated. Atoms is a rebranded holding company built on Kalanick's ghost kitchen venture Cloud Kitchens. Kalanick plans to go beyond mining automation with the acquisition of Pronto and aims to digitize the physical world, building 'atoms-based' computers where CPU is manufacturing, storage is real estate, and network is transportation. The funding will likely go toward hiring and building a 'wheelbase for robots'.
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