# Chef Robotics

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/chef-robotics

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.chefrobotics.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $40M
- Latest round: Series A (Nov 7, 2024)
- Investors on record: 17

## About

Founded in 2019 by Rajat Bhageria, and based in California, US, Chef Robotics, Inc. operates as a developer of robotics that provides process automation to the food industry. In January 2024, Chef Robotics, Inc. raised venture debt funding from various investors. In March 2025, Chef Robotics, Inc. raised USD 20.6 million in series A funding led by new investor Avataar Venture Partners, with participation from other new investors HCVC, Interwoven Ventures, and Siddhi Capital. Returning investors Alumni Ventures Group, Bloomberg Beta, BOLD Capital Partners, Construct Capital, MaC Venture Capital, MFV Partners, Promus Ventures, Red & Blue Ventures, and Tau Ventures also participated in the round. The round was part of a larger USD 43.1 million series A and venture debt funding. The firm caters to frozen and fresh prepared meals, contract manufacturing, D2C, meat packaging, patient trays, airline catering, food service, baby foods, military and ghost kitchens. Chef Robotics offers AI-driven robotic systems for food production, utilizing a flexible automation approach equipped with ChefOS, which adapts to various food types and production requirements. The company provides these robots under a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, which includes hardware, software, maintenance, and support.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Nov 7, 2024, $33M — Promus Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Alumni Ventures Group, HCVC, BOLD Capital Partners, MFV Partners, Red & Blue Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Tau Ventures, Avataar Venture Partners, Construct Capital, Siddhi Capital, Interwoven Ventures
- Series A, Jan 27, 2024 — Kleiner Perkins, Promus Ventures, Alumni Ventures Group, MFV Partners, Red & Blue Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Construct Capital
- Seed, Mar 15, 2023 — Alumni Ventures Group
- Seed, Feb 9, 2021, $7M — Kleiner Perkins, Promus Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Soma Capital Management, BOLD Capital Partners, Gaingels, Red & Blue Ventures, Tau Ventures, Construct Capital, Schox

## Investors

- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Seed, Series A
- Promus Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/promus-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Bloomberg Beta (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bloomberg-beta) — Seed, Series A
- Soma Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/soma-capital-management) — Seed
- BOLD Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bold-capital-partners) — Seed, Series A
- Gaingels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaingels) — Seed
- Red & Blue Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/red-blue-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Tau Ventures — Seed, Series A
- Construct Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/construct-capital) — Seed, Series A
- Schox (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/schox) — Seed
- Alumni Ventures Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alumni-ventures-group) — Seed, Series A
- MFV Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mfv-partners) — Series A
- MaC Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/mac-venture-capital) — Series A
- HCVC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hcvc) — Series A
- Avataar Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/avataar-venture-partners) — Series A
- Siddhi Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/siddhi-capital) — Series A
- Interwoven Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/interwoven-ventures) — Series A