AMP acquired the Portsmouth operations of RDS of Virginia, marking its move further into facility operations and an operating-company model.
SourceAI-powered robotics for recycling and waste management.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
AMP Robotics (now AMP) is a Colorado-based climate-tech company that designs, builds, finances, and operates AI-powered waste sorting facilities and robotic sortation systems for recycling and municipal solid waste. Its flagship offering is AMP ONE, a facility-scale, sortation-as-a-service platform that combines computer vision, robotics, and air-jet sorting to improve recovery, purity, uptime, and landfill diversion.
Primary product
AMP ONE facility-scale AI-powered waste sorting platform
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Louisville, Colorado, United States (1875 S Taylor Ave)
Team size
100-150
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Climate Technology Product Manufacturing
Sub-industry
14 jobs at AMP Robotics
AI-powered waste sortation and recycling automation
Offices
Business model
Stage
growth / late-stage venture
Total raised
$320.1M
Latest round
Convertible Note · Jun 2026
Latest amount
$75M
Jun 2026 · Undisclosed existing investors
Dec 2024 · Congruent Ventures
Additional Series C investment
May 2023 · Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
May 2023 · Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
Nov 2022 · Congruent Ventures and Wellington Management
Jan 2021 · XN
Nov 2019 · Sequoia Capital
Oct 2017 · Baidu Ventures
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Administrative Officer
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Founders
Co-founder, former CTO
Investors
Mission-driven and sustainability-focused, with careers materials describing employees as ambitious optimists and unconventional thinkers. AMP emphasizes innovation, collaboration, impact, and a top-workplace culture.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public materials mention company equity and pay transparency, but I did not find public salary bands. Built In indicates strong benefits coverage and day-one eligibility for many plans.
Benefits
Pricing
Sortation-as-a-service and operated-facility pricing, with customers paying per ton processed rather than buying and maintaining the full system; public pricing is not disclosed.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$50M-$100M (third-party estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
7.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
AMP acquired the Portsmouth operations of RDS of Virginia, marking its move further into facility operations and an operating-company model.
SourceThe Denver Post · May 2026
Denver Post's Top Workplaces profile lists AMP among Colorado's best small companies and gives a public headcount snapshot of 170 employees, with 71 in Colorado.
Business Wire · Apr 2026
AMP said it increased Portsmouth MSW processing capacity to 108,000 tons annually under its long-term SPSA partnership, with the broader system designed to scale much higher.
Google · Mar 2026
Google announced an agreement with AMP to remove 200,000 tons of CO2 by 2030, tied to AMP's organic-waste processing and biochar pathway.
AMP · Sep 2025
AMP acquired the Portsmouth operations of RDS of Virginia, deepening its operating footprint in South Hampton Roads.
Business Wire · Sep 2025
AMP acquired the Portsmouth operations of RDS of Virginia, expanding its operating footprint and reinforcing its move into facility operations.