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Kiva is a great company. They have been innovating since day 1, tapping into various industries. Last year, they put their robots on the floors of Boston Scient

Kiva is a great company. They have been innovating since day 1, tapping into various industries. Last year, they put their robots on the floors of Boston Scientific's fulfillment center - a first for them in the highly-sensitive, highly-regulated medical arena. And, to be bought in CASH... I hope employees and the founding team made out well.

sriramk 15y ago
Also a great exit for Bain Capital.
- portman 15y ago
  Bain Capital Ventures. Venture Capital, not Private Equity.
  - travem 15y ago
    I thought Bain Capital was the umbrella for all of their funds? Bain Capital Private Equity for the PE stuff and Bain Capital Ventures for the VC investments.
beambot 15y ago
As I wrote on Hizook [1]... this acquisition is great news for robotics, but it kinda makes me sad. I would have liked to see Kiva go public. Plus, I certainly hope Amazon doesn't hoard Kiva away for itself and rob the world of efficient, robotic warehouses... [1] http://www.hizook.com/blog/2012/03/19/breaking-news-amazon-acquires-kiva-systems-775-million-cash http://www.hizook.com/blog/2012/03/19/breaking-news-amazon-a...