Atoms
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About
Atoms is a robotics and industrial automation company founded by Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, built upon the assets of City Storage Systems (CloudKitchens), which Kalanick founded in 2016 12. The company is focused on robotics deployed across food, mining, and transportation industries, and is expected to absorb Pronto AI, an autonomous driving startup 2. Atoms brought its eight-year stealth venture into the open in early 2026 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Late-stage private | $1.7B | Andreessen Horowitz | Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, Uber, Chemistry, K5 Global, SV Angel, Alpha Square Group, A*, Abstract 134 |
Ben Horowitz will join Atoms’ board following the investment 134. Debt financing partners on the round include Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, and Barclays 4.
What Investors Say
Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz: “I think the most valuable thing someone could do with AI and robotics is to repeat the same thing Uber did for transportation, or that computers did for the digital world: to make everything and everyone more productive” 1.
What Founders Say
Travis Kalanick, Founder & CEO: “On many levels, this round is a bit of unfinished business. Fuel to complete the bits-to-atoms story arc we started at Uber, continued at CloudKitchens and will now finish at Atoms” 1.
Kalanick, on the mission: “16 years ago, I started a journey to digitize the physical world. Understand, predict and control the physical world with software” 1.
Sources
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Marina Temkin, “Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z,” TechCrunch, July 22, 2026. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/22/travis-kalanicks-robotics-company-raises-1-7b-led-by-a16z/↩↩↩↩↩↩
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Forbes, “Travis Kalanick Brings Eight-Year Stealth Venture Into The Open With Industrial Robotics Company Atoms,” March 13, 2026. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://www.forbes.com/sites/josipamajic/2026/03/13/travis-kalanick-brings-eight-year-stealth-venture-into-the-open-with-industrial-robotics-company-atoms/↩↩↩
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“Uber Co-Founder Kalanick’s Atoms Secures $1.7 Billion to Build Physical AI,” PYMNTS, July 22, 2026. Accessed August 3, 2026. https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/uber-co-founder-kalanicks-atoms-secures-1-7-billion-to-build-physical-ai/ — Independent tier-1 press confirmation of $1.7B round led by Andreessen Horowitz with Ben Horowitz joining Atoms’ board. ↩↩
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“Travis Kalanick’s Physical AI Startup Atoms Raises $1.7B in Funding, Led by a16z,” The AI Insider, July 23, 2026. Accessed August 3, 2026. https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/07/23/travis-kalanicks-physical-ai-startup-atoms-raises-1-7b-in-funding-led-by-a16z/ — Confirms full equity syndicate (a16z lead; Bain Capital, Uber, Fifth Wall, Chemistry, A*, K5 Global, Abstract, SV Angel, Alpha Square Group) and debt partners (Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Barclays). ↩↩↩