Founders / Raquel Urtasun
Raquel Urtasun
Raquel Urtasun is the founder and CEO of Waabi, a robotics and physical AI company based in Toronto. Waabi had raised US$1B across 4 rounds as of November 2026, most recently a US$750M Series C in January 2026 led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners. The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Waabi in September 2026.
Founder/CEO of Waabi.
Raquel Urtasun is also an investor in the Index: Raquel Urtasun investor page.
Waabi
Autonomous trucking (generative world models).
- Role
- Founder/CEO
- HQ
- Toronto, ON
- Founded
- 2021
- Status
- Active
- Disclosed raised
- US$1B
- Latest round
- Series C, Jan 28, 2026
- Website
- waabi.ai
Investors: Khosla Ventures, G2 Venture Partners, Uber, Volvo Group Venture Capital, NVentures (Nvidia), Porsche Automobil Holding SE, BlackRock, Radical Ventures, and 12 more
In the newsletter
- CanadianAI: OpenAI backs Biossil at US$1B, and B.C. sues OpenAI over Tumbler RidgeSep 29, 2026
- CanadianAI: The State of Canadian AI, H1 2026Jul 28, 2026
- Canadian AI: Highlights from Toronto Tech Week and a record CANSEC, big raises from Saris and Lastwall, and Sutton on the limits of generative AI."Jun 2, 2026
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Data as of November 10, 2026.