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Mind Robotics, May 13: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's 「Side」 Robot Company Raises $400M Series B at $3.4B Valuation — Total Funding Past $1B in <5 Months Since Spinout, Kleiner Perkins Leads with Volkswagen Group and Salesforce Ventures Along for the Ride, Hundreds of Units Already Deployed Inside the Normal, IL Plant That Builds R1Ts

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe's 「Project Synapse」 spinout Mind Robotics closed a $400M Series B at $3.4B led by Kleiner Perkins, with VW Group and Salesforce Ventures participating — total funding now >$1B, training inside Rivian's Normal, IL plant.

May 16, 2026 —

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