Ex-OpenAI exec Bob McGrew quietly builds Arda, a $1.5B AI manufacturing startup
Kr00ney · x · 2026-10-20
Former OpenAI research exec Bob McGrew has quietly built Arda, which raised $230 million at a $1.5 billion valuation led by Altimeter. The startup makes AI software that McGrew says can help bring U.S. manufacturing back onshore. He also discussed OpenAI, building AGI, and AI safety in a CNBC interview.
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