How did Rivian secure its major investment and delivery van order from Amazon?
Replied byRJ Scaringe
Founder & CEO at Rivian
Niche: Technology
Revenue: Approx. $460 Million /month
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Started: 2009
We aligned with Amazon's mission-oriented goals and focused on proving we could deliver a highly compelling electric fleet. Preceding the deal, we ran extensive internal analyses to ensure we could scale, which led to a one hundred thousand vehicle order.
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