• •TechCrunch reports that Atom, founded by Travis Kalanick, has appointed former Uber finance executive Nelson Chai as its CFO.
• •Atom is currently focused on warehouse robotics, scaling its operations after absorbing assets from Anthony Levandowski’s autonomy firm, Pronto.
• •The company has reportedly secured funding from Uber, though the specific valuation and total capital raised remain undisclosed.
• •It is unclear how Atom plans to integrate its proprietary robotics with the existing logistics infrastructure of Kalanick’s primary venture, City Storage Systems.

Travis Kalanick’s robotics startup, Atom, has named former Uber finance chief Nelson Chai as its new CFO. This appointment follows the company's recent acquisition of Anthony Levandowski’s startup, Pronto, as Kalanick shifts his focus from food delivery real estate to automated logistics. While the firm appears to be leveraging former Uber leadership and capital to accelerate growth, the strategy remains opaque compared to Kalanick’s previous public ventures. The move to consolidate former Uber talent suggests an aggressive push toward commercial viability, but it remains to be seen whether this robotics model can scale outside of Kalanick’s established network.