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Arda has raised $230 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by Altimeter Capital, Accel and Khosla Ventures. The company was founded by former OpenAI head of research Bob McGrew and develops AI software for automating manufacturing; its models have already been deployed at defense tech company Anduril. McGrew describes the product as an agent for manufacturing engineers that can dramatically speed up the building of assembly lines, with robotics next on the roadmap. There are no further developments at this time.
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Former OpenAI research lead founds Arda at a $1.5 billion valuation
Arda, founded by former OpenAI research lead Bob McGrew, has raised $230 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by Altimeter Capital, Accel, and Khosla Ventures. Arda develops AI software for automated manufacturing, and its models have already been deployed at defense technology company Anduril. McGrew describes the product as an agent for manufacturing engineers that can significantly speed up the setup of assembly lines; the next item on its roadmap is robotics.