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▶ 42:52 · $A16Z · Kalanick partners with a16z for Atoms $1.7B raise after missing them at Uber
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TBPN

Inside Travis Kalanick’s Wild New AI Company

2026-07-22 · 4 company · 6 thematic
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travis kalanick

Former Uber CEO now building Pronto, an 'industrial AI' company that raised $1.7B to deploy full-stack autonomy across mining, food production, and transportation by retrofitting existing heavy machinery.

jordi hays

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show covering startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

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“my phone's blowing up. I mean I'm pumped like A16 these guys we we should have done business at Uber.”
—travis kalanick
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