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Atoms x Pronto

Atoms (Travis Kalanick) acquired Pronto (Anthony Levandowski autonomous mining/haulage company) in March 2026. Pronto became part of Atoms Mining and Atoms Transport divisions, with Levandowski leading both.

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Type: other
Status: Concludedoperating
Announced: 2026-03-13
6 months ago
Active for: 6 months

Who’s involved

ATOMSother

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](/companies/humanoid-ai).

HQLos Angeles, CAwww.atoms.com1 partnerships

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Pronto1

Prontoother

US autonomous-vehicle software company (San Francisco); developer of OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage systems (AHS) for mining and quarrying, including a vision-first autonomy system, deployed with Heidelberg Materials and via a [Komatsu](/companies/komatsu) partnership. Acquired SafeAI in 2024. Founded by Anthony Levandowski. Private.

HQSan Francisco, CApronto.io2 partnerships

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Sources (1)

https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/travis-kalanick-launches-a-new-company-called-atoms-focused-on-robotics/

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