Culinary & FoodserviceSunday, September 13, 2026
Appetronix raises $6M to scale robotic quick-service kitchens
Appetronix, a developer of robotic quick-service kitchens, has raised a $6M seed-plus round led by Donatos Pizza founder Jim Grote, bringing its total funding to $10M.
The numbers
- $6 million Amount raised in the seed plus round led by Jim Grote.
- $10 million Total funding raised by Appetronix to date.
- 460+ Number of Donatos Pizza locations across the US.
- $750,000 Lower bound of annual sales per machine.
- $1.5 million Upper bound of annual sales per machine.