# Amazon acquires Swiss wheel-legged robotics company RIVR, with Linear Capital as lead investor in its first round

- Source: 线性资本
- Published: 2026-03-23T01:04:03.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/we6q2bet4bms1tmutsagldk5d
- Original: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/kozDP2BhxSgwINWnrc-2bA?scene=1&click_id=11

## Summary

Amazon has completed its acquisition of Swiss robotics startup RIVR, and the RIVR team will join Amazon. RIVR was founded in April 2023 and is headquartered in Zurich; formerly known as Swiss-Mile, it completed its first funding round in November 2023, led by Linear Capital with Agile Robots participating, and in August 2024 received joint investment from Amazon, Bezos Expeditions, Sequoia China, and others.

## Why it matters

It lays out RIVR's full path from fundraising to acquisition, helping readers understand the practical progress of wheel-legged last-mile delivery robots in Europe.