Hyphen is a California based robotic kitchen company building a full-stack food automation platform. They’ve built a modular robotic kitchen that is able to make bowls and smoothies using an integrated system where each container is automatically moved through the setup and ingredients are added through various dispensers that each hold a separate ingredient. The dispensers can hold almost anything from rice, meat and lettuce to cut-up fruit. They have an impressive list of customers and a stacked customer pipeline containing some of the biggest brands in the QSR industry. 

Why We Invested

• Macro trends creating tailwinds include rising labor costs, busy consumers and growth in online delivery, and the emergence of cloud kitchens. The technology solution seems inevitable, it's not if, it's when and how. 
• This is an attractive way for all QSRs to materially expand their footprint quickly with limited capital outlay.
• Strong team: CEO is coachable and has a track record of getting stuff done. Daniel and Derek form a very strong technical team - hard to find people better equipped to create a food robot with the experience they have in kitchen robotics. 

Contact Hyphen

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