The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Also: 2 models, 5 deployments across 4 regions, $455.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
Electric micromobility company spun out of Rivian in March 2025, making e-bikes, commercial cargo quads, and autonomous delivery vehicles. Founded by RJ Scaringe as a Rivian skunkworks project; Chris Yu serves as president. Raised $455M total from Eclipse, Greenoaks, Prysm Capital, DoorDash, and MVP Ventures. Rivian retains a minority stake with Scaringe on Also's board.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries C post-money
Key facts
Parent
Total fundingsee investors →
Products
Customers
Board
Valuation (Series C)
Products
Parent
Data & sources
News coverage
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle
Autonomous delivery vehicle developed with DoorDash. Brightly colored with cartoon-like eyes, 20mph top speed. Operating in Metro Phoenix area. Uses same electric architecture as Also's e-bikes and cargo quads.
Current platform
TM-B
Electric bike from Also (Rivian spinout). Part of a micromobility product line including cargo quads and autonomous delivery vehicles.
Partnerships
Every company Also has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Amazon1× joint
- 2Andrenam1× joint1 total
- 3Bright Machines1× joint2 total
- 4DoorDash1× joint
Most recent
- Also x DoorDash autonomous delivery2026-03-31with DoorDashoperating
- Also x Amazon cargo quad supply2025-10-22with Amazonoperating
Also on the deployment map
View the global map5 verified deployments across 4 regions, newest verified Mar 2026. Explore where Also's robots are operating, by place and type.
- pilotAlso Autonomous Delivery Vehicle at Phoenix, Arizona, USA →Southwest · verified Mar 2026
- operationalTM-B at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalTM-B at Canada, USA →North America · verified Jun 2024
- operationalTM-B at United Kingdom, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalTM-B at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
View the full Also deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- RJ Scaringe Foundersecondary-verified
- Chris Yu Presidentsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- RJ Scaringecofounderno longer at company
previously at Mind Robotics
Safety record
No incidents on record for Also.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Also5 deployments
Recent coverage
Also in third-party press
Peers
88 peers across 1 segment. Every Also competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
av(88)
57 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 4969.122215850638) · leader Waymo at 6990%
- A&K Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIRdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aseon Labsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aurora Innovationdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AutoXdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Autonomous A2Zdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $455.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
4 total · 2 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Also has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Also x DoorDash autonomous delivery2026-03-31with DoorDashoperating
- Also x Amazon cargo quad supply2025-10-22with Amazonoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Amazon1× joint
- 2Andrenam1× joint1 total
- 3Bright Machines1× joint2 total
- 4DoorDash1× joint
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—just announced
- technology—just announced
- Also x DoorDash autonomous deliverywithDoorDashdeployment2026-03-31operating
- Also x Amazon cargo quad supplywithAmazondeployment2025-10-22operating
Funding rounds (3)
Also’s 3 disclosed rounds, $455M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series C2026-03-15
$200M(reported) · $2.0B post
Investors: Greenoaks Capital (lead), DoorDash (strategic), Eclipse Ventures (follow)
- Series D2026-03-01
$150M(reported) · $1.8B post
Investors: Prysm Capital (lead), Eclipse Ventures (follow), Greenoaks Capital (follow), MVP Ventures (follow)
- Series A2025-03-26
$105M(reported) · $630M post
Investors: Eclipse Ventures (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Also’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipAlso x DoorDash autonomous delivery
2026-03-31Also and DoorDash partnered to develop and deploy autonomous delivery vehicles. DoorDash made a strategic investment as part of Also's 00M Series C. Vehicles are delivering in the Metro Phoenix area with a multi-year commercial agreement.
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2026-03-15Series C raising $200000000
Funding roundSeries D funding round
2026-03-01Series D raising $150000000
PartnershipAlso x Amazon cargo quad supply
2025-10-22Amazon agreed to buy thousands of Also pedal-assist cargo quad vehicles for last-mile delivery operations.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-03-26Series A raising $105000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 19, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 31, 2026
Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle at Phoenix, Arizona, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
TM-B at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
TM-B at Canada, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
TM-B at United Kingdom, Europe
Sources (3)
- https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/rivian-spins-out-a-new-micromobility-startup-called-also-with-105m-from-eclipse/
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/rivian-spinoff-also-will-build-autonomous-delivery-vehicles-for-doordash/
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/rivian-spinout-also-raises-another-150-million/
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
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- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Daxbot2 models
- Haomo.AI2 models
In the press
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/also.md
- RSS feed: /companies/also/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1ed82e03-7f9a-47d6-bdf3-7643899d8d60
- Revision history: /companies/also/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Serve Robotics3 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Daxbot2 models
- Haomo.AI2 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender83/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Also draws attention at the 97th percentile but verifies reality at the 90th percentile among personal_mobility robots. Hype Gap +6.7, 3rd widest among personal_mobility robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Broad public reach with 14.7M video views.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 3, 2026