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Funding and backers

Total raised
$4.3M
1 round on record
Latest round
$4.3M
Venture round · Apr 2025 · 18 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
The money's age
Due for its next round
18 months since the last round · not hiring
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Apr 14, 2025 Raised a round Venture round $4.3M · SEC Form D 2023 Founded
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Apr 2025 $4.3M — SEC Form D
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Legal entity next robot inc SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Zhenyu HuangExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Overview

Robby Robby is a Specialized AI-powered cooking robot built for high volume kitchens. It transforms scratch cooking into a scalable system, enabling teams to produce large quantities of food with speed, consistency, and control.

News

News NPR 7 months ago
Chef vs. Robot : Planet Money
Robby the chef has lots of endearing qualities. He can make over 5000 dishes, he's a consistent cook, and he's never late for work. But he's not a human. It is a 750 lb. stainless steel robot. With a rotating wok at its center. It's a wok-bot.Automation h
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News spectrumnews1.com 7 months ago
Robots are quietly being installed in Southern California kitchens
Next Robot in Walnut, California, said their wok machine can cook up to 20 pounds of rice at once.
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News Los Angeles Times 8 months ago
Column: Robots are heading into the kitchen. Should we welcome them?
An L.A. company is producing robotic cooking equipment that could change how chefs operate in the kitchen.
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Kitchen Innovations Awards 2027 Equipment & Technology Advancements
Explore the Kitchen Innovations Awardees at the National Restaurant Association Show 2027, showcasing equipment that drives efficiency, automation, sustainability and labour savings.
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People

Zhenyu Huang
Executive Officer, Director
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Chino Hills United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff

Financials

Total raised
$4.3M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $4.3M Details