# Also: robotics company

Canonical ID: `1ed82e03-7f9a-47d6-bdf3-7643899d8d60`

## Key facts

- **Parent:** Spun out of Rivian (March 2025); Rivian holds minority stake
- **Total funding:** [$455M](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Products:** [TM-B e-bike](/models/also-tm-b.md) ($4,500), cargo quads, autonomous delivery vehicles
- **Customers:** Amazon (cargo quads), [DoorDash](/investors/doordash.md) (autonomous delivery)
- **Board:** [RJ Scaringe](/people/rj-scaringe.md) (Rivian CEO) on board
- **Valuation (Series C):** $1B (company-reported)
- **Products:** [TM-B e-bike](/models/also-tm-b.md) ($4,500), cargo quads, autonomous delivery vehicle
- **Parent:** Rivian (minority stake, [RJ Scaringe](/people/rj-scaringe.md) on board)

- **Slug:** also
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2025
- **HQ:** Palo Alto, California, USA
- **Category:** [Sidewalk delivery](/sidewalk-delivery)

## Models

- [Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle](/models/also-autonomous-delivery-vehicle.md) (sidewalk) (id: `a3943efa-f64f-44d3-85d7-11da9cf10805`)
- [TM-B](/models/also-tm-b.md) (personal_mobility) (id: `aa5c5be0-9eb8-453b-9570-af90de0bbe74`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [RJ Scaringe](/people/rj-scaringe.md) Founder (secondary-verified)
- [Chris Yu](/people/chris-yu.md) President (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (2)

- [Also x DoorDash autonomous delivery](/partnerships/also-x-doordash-autonomous-delivery.md) with DoorDash _deployment_
- [Also x Amazon cargo quad supply](/partnerships/also-x-amazon-cargo-quad-supply.md) with Amazon _deployment_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Also?

Electric micromobility company spun out of [Rivian](/companies/rivian) in March 2025, making e-bikes, commercial cargo quads, and autonomous delivery vehicles. Founded by [RJ Scaringe](/people/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.

### What does Also make?

Also has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Also Autonomous Delivery Vehicle, TM-B (Also builds physical robots).

### Is Also publicly traded?

No. Also is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Also?

Also is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Also headquartered?

Also is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA.

### Who owns Also?

Also is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does Also operate robots?

Also is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Also founded?

Also was founded in 2025.


## Sources (3)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/rivian-spins-out-a-new-micromobility-startup-called-also-with-105m-from-eclipse/
2. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/31/rivian-spinoff-also-will-build-autonomous-delivery-vehicles-for-doordash/
3. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/19/rivian-spinout-also-raises-another-150-million/

## The verified answers

- [Delivery robot specs compared](/delivery-robot-specs-compared.md)
- [Where do delivery robots operate?](/where-do-delivery-robots-operate.md)
- [Sidewalk robot laws: every US state and major market](/sidewalk-robot-laws.md)
- [How fast can delivery robots go? Speed limits by city](/robot-speed-limits.md)
- [Physical-AI company valuations: ranked, verified vs claimed](/valuations.md)
- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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