Former OpenAI exec has quietly built $1.5 billion startup, betting AI can revive U.S. manufacturing
Former OpenAI executive Bob McGrew has built a manufacturing AI startup named Arda, which secured $230 million at a $1.5 billion valuation and deployed its software with Anduril.
Why it matters: Venture capital funding continues to flow into applied industrial AI startups seeking to disrupt traditional physical manufacturing sectors.
