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Appetronix

Corporate marketfoodCurated record

Builds fully autonomous robotic kitchens that prepare custom meals with no human staff, using robotic arms, ML-driven quality monitoring (on Viam's platform), predictive maintenance and inventory management. First automated kitchen launched with Donatos Pizza and operator HMSHost at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in June 2025; expanding multi-cuisine concepts (pizza, noodle bowls, burrito bowls) into airports, hospitals, universities and stadiums under a revenue-share model ($750K-$1.5M annual sales per machine). Acquired Cibotica to accelerate multi-cuisine expansion.

HeadquartersLondon, CA
Founded2020
Corporate funding$10M
Team1-10
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed-plus ($6M; $10M+ total, AlleyCorp + Grote family)
FoundersNipun Sharma (CEO)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinefood

Appetronix autonomous pizza kitchen

  • Fully autonomous kitchen prepares custom pizzas end-to-end without human staff; $750K-$1.5M typical annual sales per machine

    vendor-stated autonomy and unit economics

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2025-06-01Donatos Pizzaairport restaurant (John Glenn Columbus International Airport)US1Announcement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordAlleyCorpJim Grote / Grote family
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-11-06Closed $6M seed-plus ($10M+ total) led by AlleyCorp and the Grote familyPR Newswire
2025-06-15First automated Donatos kitchen launched at John Glenn Columbus International Airport with HMSHostAgFunderNews
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Source ledger

3 unique public sources