ATOMS

Claims ledger

Public, dated claims by ATOMS, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.

• OpenCapacity · claimed 2026-07-22

  “ATOMS closed a $1.7 billion equity investment led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Ben Horowitz joining the board. Uber, Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, and others participated. Debt partners include BofA, Goldman, Wells Fargo, JPM, Barclays.”

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• OpenCapability · claimed 2026-07-22

  “ATOMS operates three divisions targeting trillion-dollar industries: Atoms Food, Atoms Mining, and Atoms Transport.”

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• OpenCapability · claimed 2026-03-01

  “Kalanick acquired Pronto, the heavy-industry automation company run by Anthony Levandowski, in March 2026, folding it into ATOMS.”

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Current leadership (1)

• Travis Kalanick Founder & CEOSEC-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for ATOMS.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Funding rounds (1)

• 1.7B Equity (a16z led)2026-07-22

  $1.7B(reported)

  Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) (lead)

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

• Record createdJul 23, 2026

  Added to the verified registry

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Sources (2)

1. https://atoms.co/vision ↗
2. https://atoms.co/ ↗

Common questions

What is ATOMS?

Industrial AI company founded by Travis Kalanick (Uber founder, CloudKitchens founder), building physical automation systems for mining, food production, and heavy transport. The holding company is built atop CloudKitchens and acquired Pronto (Anthony Levandowski's heavy-industry automation firm) in March 2026. Three divisions: Atoms Food, Atoms Mining, Atoms Transport. Raised $1.7B equity led by a16z with Ben Horowitz joining the board. Uber also invested — reconnecting Kalanick with the company he founded. Specialized robots, not humanoid.

What does ATOMS make?

ATOMS has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. ATOMS builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.

Who is the CEO of ATOMS?

Travis Kalanick is the founder of ATOMS, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is ATOMS headquartered?

ATOMS is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Is ATOMS safe?

ATOMS has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.