Kalanick's Robotics Startup Atoms Raises $1.7B Led by a16z

Travis Kalanick's robotics company Atoms raised $1.7 billion in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, and Uber participating. a16z's Ben Horowitz joins the board. Atoms, built on Kalanick's Cloud Kitchens venture, targets physical automation across food, mining, and transport. It acquired Anthony Levandowski's Pronto in March 2026.