Uber Co-Founder’s Holding Company Atoms Completes $1.7 Billion Equity Financing, Funds to Be Invested in Industrial AI and Physical Automation

BlockBeats News, July 27 – Atoms, the holding company of Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, has completed approximately $1.7 billion in equity financing. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, Uber, and others. Ben Horowitz will join the board of directors. The funds will be used for industrial AI and physical automation (mining, transportation, food, etc.). Among them, Pronto (a heavy industry automation company under Anthony Levandowski, previously acquired by Atoms) is a core strategic focus in the mining and transportation sectors. This move is widely seen as Kalanick’s return to the tech stage after leaving Uber. [Original Link]