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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Rivian raised.
Companies Rivian acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Lye | Chief Information Officer | TechCrunch Australia |
| RJ Scaringe | CEO (former) · Founder | ibuyrobotics.com, TechCrunch Venture, businesschief.com |
Stories naming Rivian. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Rivian founder RJ Scaringe's new industrial AI robotics venture, Mind Robotics, reports $500 million in funding, with its robots set to debut inside Rivian's own factories.
Mobility newsletter roundup: Uber's robotaxi deal with Rivian, Nvidia's automaker partnerships, Advanced Navigation's Series C, other startup raises, and acquisitions including Amazon's purchase of robotics startup Rivr.
Rivian chief RJ Scaringe has secured US$500m for Mind Robotics, his AI robotics venture, with Accel and Andreessen Horowitz co-leading and Eclipse Capital adding funds, valuing the months-old company at US$2bn.
TechCrunch's transport newsletter rounds up micromobility job cuts at Tier, Spin and Zoomo, Mobileye's IPO filing years after Intel bought it, new backing for Canada Drives and Halo Car, plus Rivian's safety recall.