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RIVR
Robotics company developing AI-powered robots with wheels and legs to improve last-mile delivery efficiency and scalability
About RIVR
RIVR is an innovative company specializing in the development of multimodal robots designed to tackle last mile delivery challenges and urban logistics. Operating within the robotics and logistics market, Swiss Mile serves businesses and urban environments that require efficient and versatile delivery solutions. The company's core product is a wheeled-legged robot that combines the advantages of both legs and wheels, outperforming traditional wheeled delivery platforms and lightweight drones. This robot is capable of carrying tools, materials, goods, and sensors over long distances with high energy efficiency, making it a unique solution in the market. RIVR generates revenue by providing these advanced robotic solutions to clients who need to optimize their delivery and logistics operations. The business model focuses on selling and possibly leasing these robots, as well as offering maintenance and support services. Founded as Swiss-Mile, the company rebranded to RIVR in 2025.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Employees
- 83
- Open positions
- 11
- Dealroom signal
- 94.9/100
- Sector
- Robotics, Supply Chain Management, Core AI, Spinout, Autonomous Mobile Robots, Logistics Robots, Industrial Technology, Hard Tech, AI Applications
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Deep Tech, Autonomous & Sensor Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Mar 2026 | $0 | — | Amazon | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Aug 2024 | $22M | $100M | Armada Investment Group · Linear Capital · Bezos Expeditions · Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for RIVR is 18K monthly website visits, down 50% over the last three months. RIVR's team grew 88.6% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed3 investors entered at this stage
Bezos Expeditions
Armada Investment Group
Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund
Series A3 investors entered at this stage
Linear Capital
HSG
Agile Robots
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Amazon
ETH Zurich
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