{
  "id": 13863344,
  "title": "Atoms secures 1 7 billion dollars funding for European ProKitchens expansion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/atoms-secures-1-7-billion-dollars-funding-for-european-prokitchens",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T03:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/atoms-secures-17-billion-dollars-funding-for-european-prokitchens-expansion-162670.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paris, France – Atoms, a robotics and industrial automation company co-founded by Travis Kalanick, has secured $1.7 billion in funding from a round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Venture capital firms Uber, Bain Capital, Fifth Wall, and other institutional investors participated in the funding. This significant investment brings a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz onto the Atoms board and positions the company to grow its influence in food, mining, and transport industries. ProKitchens, a network of commercial kitchens operating in several European cities, benefits greatly from this funding. The investment strengthens resources for ProKitchens, which supports food entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and R&D teams across Europe. ProKitchens offers certified, ready-to-fit kitchen spaces with flexible contracts, removing capital burdens for businesses looking to test or expand in new markets. With Atoms focusing on reducing kitchen labor friction and enhancing operational efficiency, local F&B brands using ProKitchens can experience improved efficiency, reliability, and faster scaling.",
  "summary": "Robotics developer Atoms secured 1 7 billion US dollars in funding to expand ProKitchens automation infrastructure across France Spain Italy Portugal Poland and the Netherlands",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}