-New Financing brings complete capital raised to $56 million since beginning in 2021
-Participation from strategic buyers, together with Uber Applied sciences, Inc. (“Uber”) and NVIDIA, will assist deployment of as much as 2,000 new AI-powered sidewalk supply robots
Serve Robotics, Inc. (“the Firm” or “Serve”), the main autonomous sidewalk supply firm, right this moment introduced elevating an combination of $30 million in financing, bringing the Firm’s complete funds raised to over $56 million. Concurrent with the elevate of recent capital and conversion of present convertible notes (the “Financing”), Serve additionally accomplished a reverse merger with Patricia Acquisition Corp. (“Patricia”), a public Delaware company, whereby Serve turned a completely owned subsidiary of Patricia. Following the transaction, Patricia modified its title to Serve Robotics, Inc. and can proceed the historic enterprise of Serve.
“We’re thrilled that our core strategic companions Uber and NVIDIA proceed to again Serve”
The Financing was led by present buyers, together with Uber, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Wavemaker Companions, with participation from new buyers Mark Tompkins and Republic Deal Room. The transaction was sponsored by Montrose Capital Companions. Community 1 Monetary Securities (as consulted by Intuitive Enterprise Companions) and Aegis Capital Corp served as co-placement brokers.
Uber Vice President of Supply and Head of Americas, Sarfraz Maredia has joined the Firm’s board, efficient July 31, 2023.
This Financing permits Serve to enter new markets throughout america and additional advance its industry-leading, AI-powered mobility platform. The corporate may also start scaling up its robotic fleet to fulfill huge and rapidly-increasing buyer demand for final mile automation, together with fulfilling its business settlement to deploy as much as 2,000 robots with Uber Eats.
“We’re thrilled that our core strategic companions Uber and NVIDIA proceed to again Function we work to carry sustainable, autonomous supply to each doorstep within the subsequent 5 years,” stated Dr. Ali Kashani, Co-founder and CEO of Serve. “Serve’s supply quantity has grown over 30% month-over-month on common for the previous 18 months. Changing into a public firm offers broader entry to capital, supporting our continued progress as we ramp up our partnership with the world’s largest meals supply platform and develop different enterprise partnerships.”
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About Serve Robotics, Inc.
Serve is shaping the way forward for sustainable, self-driving supply. The Firm designs, develops and operates zero-emissions robots that serve individuals in public areas, beginning with meals supply. Based in 2017 because the robotics division of Postmates, Serve got down to construct a robotic supply expertise that delights prospects, improves reliability for retailers, and reduces automobile emissions to zero. Six years later, the corporate’s self-driving robots have efficiently accomplished tens of hundreds of contactless deliveries in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Spun off from Postmates as an impartial firm in February 2021, Serve is backed by Uber and different world-class buyers. Serve has a number of established business partnerships and continues to develop its companion platform. Discover out extra at www.serverobotics.com, observe us on social media by way of Twitter and Instagram, or apply to affix our workforce on LinkedIn.