Travis Kalanick says his new company Atoms will digitize the physical world industry by industry
a16z · x · 2026-07-23
Travis Kalanick says his new company, Atoms, is building a way to digitize the physical world industry by industry.
In a quoted interview segment, he frames atoms as the physical analogue of bits: manufacturing “computes” atoms, real estate “stores” atoms, and transport “moves” atoms. He says the idea first crystallized at Uber, where getting a car by touching a screen once felt like sci-fi.
The post also points to a long-form conversation with Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg about:
- Uber and a16z history
- CloudKitchens and building in private
- autonomous mining
- why food came first
- hiring for the next phase of Atoms
Related event: Uber Founder's Robotics Firm Atoms Raises $1.7B(11 posts)→
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