{"id":"5b99b066-c6de-4e98-a347-0a61d674b830","slug":"ocado-acquires-kindred-2020","acquirerCompanyId":"b277f606-b499-4f8f-81e5-890c58814eef","acquiredCompanyId":"5f52f856-21a4-4f0d-83b1-d5e22f185f04","acquirerName":"Ocado Group","acquiredName":"Kindred Systems","announcementDate":"2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z","closeDate":null,"status":"completed","structure":"full_acquisition","valuationUsd":"262000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"Online-grocery and warehouse-automation firm Ocado Group agreed to acquire San Francisco / Toronto piece-picking robotics company Kindred Systems (Kindred AI) for approximately $262 million in cash, announced November 2, 2020 (same day it also agreed to buy robotic-arm developer Haddington Dynamics for ~$25 million). The deal closed in Q4 2020.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/02/ocado-acquires-kindred-systems-haddington-dynamics-robotics.html","date":"2020-11-02","tier":"press","title":"British online supermarket Ocado acquires two U.S. robotics start-ups","sourceName":"CNBC"}],"verificationPosture":"reported","reviewStatus":"unreviewed","createdAt":"2026-07-23T03:23:17.936Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-23T03:23:17.936Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"b277f606-b499-4f8f-81e5-890c58814eef","slug":"ocado-group","name":"Ocado Group"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"5f52f856-21a4-4f0d-83b1-d5e22f185f04","slug":"kindred-ai","name":"Kindred AI"},"assets":[]}