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Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M
Mind Robotics, a Rivian spinoff focused on industrial robotics automation, has raised an additional $400 million in a round led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total funding to over $1 billion and its valuation to more than $3 billion. The company, initially known as "Project Synapse," was created by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe to develop robotics with human-like skills for factory operations.
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Summary
Mind Robotics, a Rivian spinoff focused on industrial robotics automation, has raised an additional $400 million in a round led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total funding to over $1 billion and its valuation to more than $3 billion. The company, initially known as "Project Synapse," was created by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe to develop robotics with human-like skills for factory operations.
Tags
mind-robotics · rivian · industrial-robotics · funding · kleiner-perkins · automation · startup
Key entities
Mind Robotics (organization, 0.99) · Rivian (organization, 0.98) · RJ Scaringe (person, 0.97) · Kleiner Perkins (organization, 0.95) · Volkswagen (organization, 0.9) · Salesforce (organization, 0.88) · Eclipse (organization, 0.85) · Industrial Robotics Automation (concept, 0.93) · TechCrunch (organization, 0.9) · Wall Street Journal (organization, 0.85) · Sean O'Kane (person, 0.8) · Also (organization, 0.75)
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snippet · language en · status final
Provenance
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