Bob McGrew's Arda launches with $160M Series A at $1.5B valuation
bobmcgrewai · x · 2026-10-20
Former OpenAI president Bob McGrew unveils Arda, a 2025-founded manufacturing startup built with Anduril as design partner. The company raised a $160M Series A at a $1.5B valuation. Its platform helps manufacturers design and operate manual assembly lines today; next it aims to build automated lines reconfigurable as fast as human workers, letting the US make products that currently require large workforces in Asia.
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