Viam
Viam provides a comprehensive platform designed to unlock AI, data, and automation capabilities within the physical world. This platform enables engineers across various disciplines to collaborate on building fast, future-proof solutions for industries such as robotics, food and beverage, climate tech, marine, and industrial manufacturing. Founded by Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and former CTO of MongoDB, Viam is headquartered in New York City. The company emphasizes an open architecture and empowers users to deploy AI in real-world settings with speed and flexibility.
Viam
Viam provides a comprehensive platform designed to unlock AI, data, and automation capabilities within the physical world. This platform enables engineers across various disciplines to collaborate on building fast, future-proof solutions for industries such as robotics, food and beverage, climate tech, marine, and industrial manufacturing. Founded by Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and former CTO of MongoDB, Viam is headquartered in New York City. The company emphasizes an open architecture and empowers users to deploy AI in real-world settings with speed and flexibility.
TL;DR
Founded: 2020
Headquarters: New York City
Founder & CEO: Eliot Horowitz (MongoDB co-founder, former CTO)
What they build: Engineering platform for robotics, automation, AI, and fleet management for physical-world machines
Total funding (reported): USD 117,000,000
Latest round: Series C: $30M (Mar 3, 2025) led by Union Square Ventures
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Company Overview
Problem Domain
Bringing AI, data, and software engineering practices to physical machines and robotics to simplify integration, monitoring, updating, and scaling of automated systems.
Founded
2020
Industry
Software Development
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
$12M
Seed round reported in June 2021.
$30M
Series A announced Feb 1, 2022; participation from returning investors including Union Square Ventures and Battery Ventures.
$45M
Series B announced Mar 26, 2024; participation included continuing investors Union Square Ventures and Battery Ventures.
$30M
Series C announced Mar 3, 2025; participation included Battery Ventures and Neurone and other existing investors.
Investor Signal
“Backed by multiple institutional venture firms, including Union Square Ventures, Tiger Global, and Battery Ventures”