6 River Systems
Massachusetts maker of the Chuck collaborative mobile robots for warehouse picking, owned by Ocado since 2023.
6 River Systems was founded in 2015 in Massachusetts by Jerome Dubois, Rylan Hamilton and Christopher Cacioppo. Its collaborative mobile robot, called Chuck, guides warehouse workers through picking tasks so they walk and push carts less. In July 2017 it announced a $15 million round led by Norwest Venture Partners with participation from existing investors, and in April 2018 Menlo Ventures announced its investment in a $25 million round without naming a lead. Shopify agreed in September 2019 to buy the company for approximately $450 million, about 60 percent in cash and 40 percent in Shopify shares. Ocado Group announced an agreement to acquire 6 River Systems in May 2023 without disclosing terms, saying Chuck robots were running in more than 100 warehouses for more than 70 customers.
- Latest funding
- $25M
- Total funding
- $40M
- Latest valuation
- —
- Founded
- 2015
- Country
- United States
- Apr 4, 2018Venture round (unnamed)$25M
- Jul 26, 2017Venture round (unnamed)$15MLed by Norwest Venture Partners