Kiwibot brings in $7.5 million in Pre-Sequence A funding

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Kiwibots are being deployed in 10 campuses throughout the U.S. proper now. | Supply: Kiwibot

Kiwibot, an organization growing supply robots, introduced it raised $7.5 million in Pre-Sequence A funding. The corporate additionally introduced an enlargement cope with Sodexo. 

5 buyers participated within the funding spherical, together with Sodexo, Headline and Home of Lithium. The funding will assist the corporate additional develop know-how and broaden the robots’ attain throughout a number of faculty campuses and cities. Thus far, the corporate has raised a complete of $14 million. 

Kiwibot’s enlargement cope with Sodexo will deliver its fleet of 200 robots to 1,200 by the tip of 2022. Kiwibot additionally hopes to deliver its robots to 50 U.S. faculty campuses by the tip of the yr. Faculty college students at these campuses can use their meal plans from Sodexo to have meals delivered with Kiwibot. 

“The early success of our Kiwibot partnership has proven that automated supply will not be solely attainable and dependable, it’s fascinating,” Sarosh Mistry, chair of Sodexo North America, stated. “Sodexo is concentrated on assembly our shoppers and customers the place they’re, and Kiwibot helps us do this. This yr, extra college students than ever will profit from autonomous supply, and we’re happy to be on the forefront of this rising market.”

Kiwibot is presently making deliveries at New Mexico State College, Loyola Marymount College and Gonzaga College. The robotic can also be delivering at a number of locations in Washington D.C. In whole, Kiwibot is delivering at 10 areas presently. 

“We’ve got been intensely working within the robotic meals supply area for the final 5 years, and this funding will permit us to broaden the enterprise on the pace that the market is demanding,” Felipe Chávez Cortés, the CEO and co-founder of Kiwibot, stated. “We’re set to construct essentially the most superior robotic supply fleet: constructing 100 robots a month, increasing to thrilling areas, and connecting with new companions, universities, and cities to advance secure and equitable mobility with zero-emission options.”

Kiwibot was established in 2017, and in the identical yr launched its first pilot program on the College of California-Berkeley campus. Thus far, it has remodeled 200,000 deliveries. The corporate introduced a partnership with Careem in November 2021 to satisfy orders in Dubai.