Private company
Bossa Nova Robotics
Logo: Bossa Nova Robotics, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Robotics startup
Bossa Nova Robotics is a startup robotics company that manufactures inventory control robots for use in retail stores. They are best known for an attempt to use these robots in Walmart stores, in Walmart's effort to better compete with Amazon.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryrobotics1
- HeadquartersSan Francisco1
- Founded inPittsburgh1
- Websitewww.bossanova.com
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Bossa Nova Robotics is a startup robotics company that manufactures inventory control robots for use in retail stores. They are best known for an attempt to use these robots in Walmart stores, in Walmart's effort to better compete with Amazon.2
Timeline
- 2005Founded Founded in Pittsburgh1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $4.0M
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.0M | $4.0M |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Apr 28, 2020$4.0M PPP loan (first draw) from Silicon Valley Bridge Bank NA5To BOSSA NOVA ROBOTICS, INC., San Francisco CA; $4.1M forgiven Jun 17, 2021
Links
- Websitewww.bossanova.com1
- WikipediaBossa Nova Robotics
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ67572764
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataBossa Nova Robotics on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBossa Nova Robotics on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsBossa Nova Robotics logo by Bossa Nova Robotics, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsBossa Nova Robotics photo by Saucy, CC BY 4.0
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