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Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Arshan Poursohi Co-Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Arshan Poursohicofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Third Wave Automation.
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- TWA ReachGlobal (restaurants, 600+ cities)
Operator customers (1)
- Third Wave Automation1 deployment
Recent coverage
Third Wave Automation in third-party press
Raymond partners with Third Wave Automation to expand physical AI across lift truck fleets - Robotics & Automation News
THIRD WAVE AUTOMATION ANNOUNCES TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RAYMOND CORPORATION TO SCALE PHYSICAL AI ACROSS RAYMOND LIFT TRUCK FLEETS - PR Newswire
Symbotic acquires autonomous forklift company Fox Robotics as revenue and profitability grow - Robotics & Automation News
Peer companies
- Balyo1 model
- Fox Robotics1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Vecna Robotics1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
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.
Funding rounds (2)
- Series B2026-07-08
$40M(reported)
Investors: Norwest Venture Partners (lead)
- Series C2026-07-08
$27M(reported)
Investors: Woven Capital (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Review status verifiedVerifiedJun 27, 2026
unreviewed -> reviewed
- Record createdJun 24, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2021
TWA Reach at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities)
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Third Wave Automation?
- Third Wave Automation, company developing autonomous forklifts and retrofit kits for warehouse vehicle automation using AI and computer vision.
- What does Third Wave Automation make?
- Third Wave Automation has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: TWA Reach (Third Wave Automation builds physical robots).
- Is Third Wave Automation publicly traded?
- No. Third Wave Automation is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Third Wave Automation?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Third Wave Automation building in the same form factors include Balyo, Fox Robotics, Kalmar, Vecna Robotics.
- Who is the CEO of Third Wave Automation?
- Arshan Poursohi is the ceo of Third Wave Automation, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Third Wave Automation?
- Third Wave Automation is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $67M in disclosed funding.
- Where is Third Wave Automation headquartered?
- Third Wave Automation is headquartered in US.
- How much funding has Third Wave Automation raised?
- Third Wave Automation has raised approximately $67M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Who owns Third Wave Automation?
- Third Wave Automation is privately held and venture-backed ($67M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Third Wave Automation operate robots?
- Third Wave Automation operates 1 verified deployment, including at Global (restaurants, 600+ cities).
- Is Third Wave Automation a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Third Wave Automation ranks in roughly the top under 1% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Third Wave Automation safe?
- Third Wave Automation 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Third Wave Automation.Peer companies
- Balyo1 model
- Fox Robotics1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Vecna Robotics1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Third Wave Automation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Raymond partners with Third Wave Automation to expand physical AI across lift truck fleets - Robotics & Automation News
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THIRD WAVE AUTOMATION ANNOUNCES TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RAYMOND CORPORATION TO SCALE PHYSICAL AI ACROSS RAYMOND LIFT TRUCK FLEETS - PR Newswire
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Symbotic acquires autonomous forklift company Fox Robotics as revenue and profitability grow - Robotics & Automation News
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Huawei Qiankun ADS sets 2027 target for large-scale L3 autonomous driving rollout - CarNewsChina.com
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What Is Robotics as a Service (RaaS)? - Built In
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Third Wave Automation Raises $27 Million in Series C Funding Led by Toyota’s Woven Capital - Logistics Viewpoints
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Third Wave Automation gains $27 million backing for its autonomous forklifts - DC Velocity
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Autonomous lift truck provider Third Wave Automation closes $27 million in Series C funding - Modern Materials Handling
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Holman Logistics Adopting Third Wave Automation Autonomous Forklifts for Warehouse Operations - DC Velocity
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Robotics companies get a lift from AI - Silicon Valley Business Journal - The Business Journals
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Third Wave Automation to Showcase Live Demo of Autonomous Forklifts at Modex 2024 - PR Newswire
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Third Wave Automation Announces Strategic Investment from Qualcomm Ventures and Zebra Technologies - Robotics Tomorrow
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/third-wave-automation.md
- RSS feed: /companies/third-wave-automation/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/98981713-0125-4f95-a550-084cc970141b
- Revision history: /companies/third-wave-automation/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Balyo1 model
- Fox Robotics1 model
- Kalmar1 model
- Vecna Robotics1 model
- VisionNav Robotics1 model
Video
Third Wave is developing assisted autonomy pick-and-place capabilities.
Reality vs attention
Third Wave Automation draws attention at the 75th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among forklift robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Funded with institutional backing on record. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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: Jul 23, 2026