Ex-OpenAI research chief Bob McGrew raises $230M for Arda at $1.5B valuation
Kr00ney · x · 2026-10-21
Arda, the startup founded by former OpenAI Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew, has raised $230 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, per CNBC.
- McGrew, previously at Palantir and PayPal, is building an AI agent for manufacturing — "it does for manufacturing engineers what Claude or Cursor does for programmers"
- The company is already working with Anduril and is betting AI can help revive U.S. manufacturing
Related event: Ex-OpenAI Research Chief McGrew Launches Arda at $1.5B Valuation(20 posts)→
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