Travis Kalanick's Atoms secures $1.7 billion funding led by Andreessen Horowitz

Jul 22, 2026

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Atoms, the robotics company founded by Travis Kalanick, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The investment marks a significant moment as Uber, the company Kalanick previously led, also participated in the round.

Atoms raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Ben Horowitz joining the board.
Other participants included Bain Capital and Fifth Wall.
Uber, the company Kalanick founded and was ousted from in 2017, also took part in the funding round.
Atoms is a rebranded holding company that evolved from Kalanick's previous venture, Cloud Kitchens.
Kalanick aims to create a 'wheelbase for robots' and has expressed a vision to digitize the physical world through manufacturing and transportation.
The funding is seen by Kalanick as a continuation of his earlier work at Uber and Cloud Kitchens.

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Travis Kalanick's Atoms secures $1.7 billion funding led by Andreessen Horowitz

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