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Third Wave Automation Funding Round

Third Wave Automation closed a funding round on 2/15/2023. Investors included Qualcomm Ventures and Zebra Technologies.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
2/15/2023
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
Unknown
Round
Undisclosed
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to expand its market offerings, accelerate new solutions for automating other classes of forklifts, including narrow aisle and counterbalance trucks and integrate with automation solutions, such as Fetch Robotics, which is now part of Zebra Technologies.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Robotics
Mailing Address
33231 Transit Ave.
Union City, CA 94587
USA
Email Address
Overview
We founded Third Wave in 2018 in Union City, California to apply our combined 50+ years of expertise - at Google, Toyota and beyond - and develop real-world robotics applications. Our first product, the world's most advanced autonomous forklift, delivers revolutionary increases in safety, efficiency and throughput by leveraging shared autonomy.
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Arshan Poursohi
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Co-Founder
Julian Mason
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VP - Bus. Development
Wade Vesey
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VP - Engineering
Katarina Bouma
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VP - Engineering
James Bruce
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VP - Engineering
Brad Powers
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VP - Engineering
John Unkovic
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VP - Finance
Andre Sequin
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VP - Operations
Jennifer Brown
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VP - Product Management
Andrew Chai
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VP - Product Management
Michael Meyers
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