Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z
Uber is also investing in Travis Kalanick's company Atoms, which has made gauzy claims about using industrial AI to modernize the world.
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Published: 22 July 2026
Source: TechCrunch
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 23 July 2026
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