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Kiwibot
Food delivery robots for business
About Kiwibot
Kiwibot is a pioneering company in the field of autonomous delivery robots, primarily serving university campuses and urban environments. The company operates in the logistics and delivery market, focusing on providing efficient, cost-effective solutions for the last-mile delivery of food, groceries, and packages. Kiwibot's business model is based on a Robot as a Service (RaaS) framework, where clients subscribe to their delivery services, allowing the company to generate recurring revenue. The company has secured significant funding, including a $10M partnership with Kineo Finance, to scale its robotic fleet and enhance its technological capabilities. Kiwibot's robots are powered by advanced AI, enabling them to navigate autonomously and deliver items swiftly and safely. The company currently operates on 30 university campuses globally, offering a unique value proposition to students and staff by providing reliable and timely deliveries. Kiwibot continues to innovate in the robotics space, recently acquiring Auto to bolster its security and innovation efforts.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Berkeley, United States
- Employees
- 109
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 56.5/100
- Industry
- Food, Transportation
- Sub-industry
- Mobility, Navigation & Mapping, Autonomous & Sensor Tech, Logistics & Delivery, Food Logistics & Delivery
- Sector
- Transportation, Autonomous Mobility, Food Delivery, Sustainable Development Goals
- Investment activity
- 2 companies, latest Sep 2024
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Latest news
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Feb 2023 | $10M | $40M | Kineo finance | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Feb 2022 | $7.5M | $30M | Sol Global investments · Sodexo Ventures | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Kiwibot is 5.6K monthly website visits, up 1766.7% over the last three months. Kiwibot's team declined 21.6% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed8 investors entered at this stage
Startupbootcamp
Berkeley SkyDeck VC
Magic Fund
Smarthub
Asimov Ventures
Unpopular Ventures
Sol Global investments
Sodexo Ventures
Series A1 investor entered at this stage
Kineo finance
Other known investors13 additional known investors
Berkeley SkyDeck Accelerator
Bay Wharf Capital
Cibersons
Club Italia Investimenti 2
Hanna Kassis
Investo
Lakeside Capital Group
LVenture Group
Mayer Mizrachi
Nandeet Mehta
Pi Campus
Rajat Bhageria
Third Sphere
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