Atoms Raises $1.7 Billion to Expand Commercial Kitchen and Robotics Network Across Europe

Atoms, an industrial automation and robotics venture founded by Travis Kalanick, has raised $1.7 billion in a funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Other backers in the transaction include Uber, Bain Capital, and Fifth Wall. As part of the deal, Andreessen Horowitz co-founder Ben Horowitz will join the board of directors at Atoms.

The capital injection will bolster the infrastructure of ProKitchens, a unit operating within the food arm of Atoms that supplies flexible, certified commercial kitchen spaces to food businesses. ProKitchens provides facilities across major cities in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, and the Netherlands. By reducing upfront capital requirements and providing adaptable lease structures, the platform enables local food brands and manufacturers to launch or scale operations across European markets.

In addition to physical kitchen locations, Atoms plans to direct fresh capital into hardware automation and workflow management technologies aimed at lowering labor friction. Beyond its food operations, which also include CloudKitchens, the group is expanding its technology footprint into autonomous mining vehicles following its acquisition of Pronto, as well as robotic transport systems.