Third Wave Automation
Forklift automation systems
To maximize human potential with powerful autonomous technology.
Employees
21-100
HQ Location
Union City, CA
OTTA INSIGHTS
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
80% employee growth in 12 months
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
The global use of material handling equipment is growing rapidly due to growth in eCommerce markets, and this requires a huge increase in recruitment. To reduce the costs of this, businesses are turning to solutions that offer automated material handling equipment, as opposed to hiring more staff.
Third Wave Automation produces 'shared autonomy' forklifts that are controlled in mass fleets by a remote operator. Whilst its core aim is to optimize workflows in warehouses and reduce employment costs, the company also believes that its AI-forklifts will reduce forklift-related workplace injuries in the US.
Third Wave Automation claims that competitors automate only a fraction of the functionality of a forklift, unable to complete tasks such as reaching high places. The company has integrated artificial intelligence and machine learning to their forklifts, aiming to eventually remove the human remote-controller all together, and has secured impressive funds that will enable it to accelerate innovation, expand its pilot program, and strive towards new solutions for automating other classes of forklifts.
Last 2 fundraises
Jun 2020
$15m
SERIES A
Aug 2021
$40m
SERIES B
This company has top investors
Company benefits
Founders
Arshan Poursohi
(CEO)They spent 10 years in research roles at Sun Microsystems before 6 years at Google as a Roboticist. They left their Director of Engineering role at Toyota in 2018 to co-found Third Wave Automation that May.
For companies
Claim your profile to receive high quality applications from relevant candidates.
Claim profileFor job seekers
Sign in or sign up to discover relevant roles at exciting companies.
Sign in or sign upThird Wave Automation currently has 0 jobs on Otta
We sync with Third Wave Automation's jobs every 8 hours, so check again soon