Aim Intelligent Machines
Facts
- HQ
- Redmond, WA, US
- Sectors
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 138
- Stage
- Seed
- Total raised
- $41.1M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $41.1M · Dec 2024 SEC Form D
- Founders
- Adam Sadilek
Former Salesforce/Tableau EVP Teri Hatfield named CRO at Iterable; Gates Foundation lawyer Ken Miller joins Arnold & Porter; AIM and Gravitics add C-suite hires
Teri Hatfield left Salesforce/Tableau to become chief revenue officer at Iterable; Gates Foundation legal director Ken Miller joined Arnold & Porter as partner; and Seattle startups AIM and Gravitics appointed new C‑suite executives including AIM's CMO Ben Reed.
Ben Reed joins AIM Intelligent Machines as Chief Marketing Officer to lead marketing for autonomous earthmoving fleets
Ben Reed announced he joined AIM Intelligent Machines as Chief Marketing Officer, praising the company's autonomous heavy-equipment technology that converts existing machines into fleets for safer, continuous earthmoving operations. He said the technology and deployments are already real and his role will be to elevate AIM’s external presence and define the emerging market.
AIM Intelligent Machines retrofits bulldozers and excavators with AI to automate earthmoving from Redmond HQ
AIM Intelligent Machines is retrofitting existing bulldozers and excavators with an AI-driven platform that can take control for earthmoving operations, developing the technology at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. The startup focuses first on terrestrial construction and mining applications while keeping longer-term ambitions for lunar and Martian terraforming.
Seattle Startup Developing Driverless Bulldozers and Earthmovers to Automate Heavy Machinery
A five-year-old Seattle startup is developing automation for bulldozers, earthmovers and other heavy machinery, exploring driverless solutions for construction and earthmoving operations.
AIM Intelligent Machines, led by founder Adam Sadilek, retrofits excavators and bulldozers for full autonomy from its Redmond HQ
AIM Intelligent Machines, founded in 2021 by former Google engineer Adam Sadilek, is developing a physical AI platform to retrofit existing excavators, bulldozers and other heavy equipment for fully autonomous operation from its Redmond, Washington headquarters and nearby proving grounds. The company aims to transform construction, mining and hauling work on Earth—and eventually enable similar autonomous heavy machinery for off‑planet tasks on the Moon or Mars.
2026 GeekWire Awards Finalists Include AIM Intelligent Machines with $50M Funding and $4.9M Air Force Contracts for Autonomous Earthmovers
The 2026 GeekWire Awards announced finalists for Hardware/Robotics/Physical AI of the Year, highlighting startups innovating with autonomous heavy machinery, drones, spatial computing, and space robotics. Notable finalist AIM Intelligent Machines secured $50 million funding in 2025 and $4.9 million in U.S. Air Force contracts for autonomous earthmoving equipment.
Unsealed Documents Reveal AWS as OpenAI's Original Partner Before Microsoft; Satya Nadella Debuts New AI Catchphrase
Newly unsealed court documents reveal that Amazon Web Services was OpenAI's original partner before Microsoft, as discussed on the GeekWire Podcast. The episode also covers Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's new AI catchphrase, Elon Musk's comments on aliens, and developments in Seattle-area physical AI startups.
Microsoft's private OpenAI emails and Satya Nadella’s new AI catchphrase
Newly unsealed court documents reveal the behind-the-scenes history of Microsoft and OpenAI · including a surprise: Amazon Web Services was the Silicon Valley AI lab's original partner. Plus, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella debuts a new AI catchphrase at Davos, startup CEO Dave Clark gets attention for his "wildly productive weekend," Elon Musk talks aliens, and the latest on physical AI startups in the Pacific Northwest, including Overland AI and AIM Intelligent Machines. With GeekWire co-founders John Cook and Todd Bishop; edited by Curt Milton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Adam Sadilek Founder, Executive Officer, Director
