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Kalanick's Atoms: Beyond Food to Mining & Robots
14 Mar
Summary
- Travis Kalanick's new venture, Atoms, expands into mining and transport.
- Atoms focuses on creating productive robots for various industries.
- The company has been operating in stealth with thousands of employees.
Travis Kalanick, the former CEO of Uber, has unveiled his latest venture, now named Atoms, marking a strategic pivot beyond the food industry.
Previously known as City Storage Systems, the company, under Kalanick's leadership, achieved a reported $15 billion valuation through its ghost-kitchen operations.
Atoms is now expanding its portfolio to encompass the mining and transportation industries, with Kalanick describing the company's mission as creating "gainfully employed robots" that bring abundance.
Operating in stealth for the past eight years, Atoms reportedly has thousands of employees and is focusing on infrastructure for food, productive mines, and robotic transport.
Kalanick stated he re-entered the building phase after leaving Uber "heartbroken" but determined to return to his calling.
