Full-Time
Robotic solutions for food production automation
$185k - $300k/yr
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Chef Robotics develops robotic solutions for the food industry, focusing on addressing labor shortages and high turnover rates faced by food companies. Their robots utilize machine learning to adapt to various tasks and environments, allowing for increased production volume and reduced waste. This flexibility sets Chef Robotics apart from traditional automation methods, which often lack adaptability. The company's goal is to help food companies improve efficiency and potentially prevent food shortages in the U.S. by providing versatile robotic solutions that can be easily integrated into existing production processes.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$77M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2019
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The infusion of funds will enable Chef to further scale customer deployments and build out go-to-market functions
Chef Robotics has found its sweet spot with companies that have a certain level of complexity, but a meaningful level of throughput.
Chef Robotics raised $20.6 million in a Series A round led by Avataar Ventures, plus $22.5 million in equipment financing debt, to expand its AI robotic arms for food assembly in the U.S. and Canada. Founded in 2019, the San Francisco startup aims to address labor shortages in food processing plants. The robots, designed for repetitive tasks, have produced over 40 million meals. The company plans to enhance imitation learning capabilities to improve robot training.
Chef Robotics has raised $20.6 million in a Series A funding round led by Avataar Ventures, the company told CNBC.
Chef Robotics targets high-volume, high-mix food assembly applications, one of the hardest problems to train AI for. | Source: Chef Robotics. Chef Robotics Inc., which has developed robotic systems for meal assembly, today announced that it has raised $43.1 million in Series A funding. The round includes $20.6 million in equity and $22.5 million in equipment financing debt. The San Francisco-based company said the funding round will allow it to accelerate production deployments of its robotic systems, providing momentum for its “real-world AI data engine flywheel.” Chef Robotics credited this flywheel for the rapid growth in its rate of meal production. Since food is highly variable, the company requires high volumes of data over prolonged periods of time for optimal model performance