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RIVR (formerly Swiss-Mile)

Switzerland · Quadruped / Wheeled-legged · private
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Summary

ETH Zurich Robotic Systems Lab spin-off building wheeled-legged robots that walk, roll and climb curbs/stairs for last-mile delivery and infrastructure/security monitoring. Rebranded from Swiss-Mile to RIVR in Jan 2025 as it moved from research prototype toward production.

Notable

$22M seed co-led by Bezos Expeditions and HongShan (Aug 2024), with Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Armada Investment also participating. CEO Bjelonic has said a further round is in progress; amount undisclosed as of last check.

Key facts

Headquarters
Zurich
Founded
2023
Role
builder
Category
Quadruped
Sector
Quadruped / Wheeled-legged
Status
private
CEO
Marko Bjelonic
Founders
Marko Bjelonic
Funding
$22M seed (Aug 2024)