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Bob McGrew’s Arda Raises $230M for AI in Manufacturing

OpenAI’s former research chief introduces a startup now valued at $1.5B.

OpenAI’s former research chief has a factory startup.

Bob McGrew just introduced Arda, an AI manufacturing startup, The Rundown AI reports, citing CNBC. Arda is now valued at $1.5B after a $230M round.

McGrew’s pitch: Arda does for factory engineers “what Claude or Cursor does for programmers.”

Sources

  1. @TheRundownAI on X · Oct 20, 8:25 AM PT
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