Rivian’s offshoot, Mind Robotics, has secured an additional $400 million, merely two months after acquiring $500 million, as it aims to enhance factory automation through the development of industrial robotics.

This funding round, initially disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, was spearheaded by Kleiner Perkins. Contributions also came from the venture branches of Volkswagen, which collaborates with Rivian on a software joint venture, along with investments from Salesforce.

Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe, also the chairman of Mind Robotics, informed TechCrunch in March that he founded the company due to his belief that other startups were not adequately prepared to automate industrial tasks. He launched the initiative — originally called “Project Synapse” — as an endeavor to create “robotics with human-like capabilities.”

Mind Robotics had earlier secured $115 million from Eclipse after its establishment in 2025. The recent funding round elevates the total raised to over $1 billion, valuing Mind Robotics at more than $3 billion, as reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Scaringe was also instrumental in establishing and spinning out a micromobility venture named Also, which has garnered over $300 million thus far.