Revolutionizing the food industry with robotics and AI

We believe food is where embodied AI can make the greatest impact. Our world-class team of AI, software, and hardware experts has developed the world’s most intelligent food manipulation model, powering over 70 million food servings across North America to date.

Our Mission and Master Plan

To Empower Humans to Do What Humans Do Best by Accelerating the Advent of Intelligent Machines

We Are Moving Forward

The food service and food production industries are facing the #1 labor shortage in the US according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. More and more food companies are considering off-shoring parts of their supply chain due to challenges with hiring and retaining labor on-shore.

116,853,746

Servings in Production

7

Cities

Chef’s Robots are Deployed Across North America

300

%

Year-over-Year Growth

Where We Come From

Our Leadership Team

Chef’s team of senior leaders has scaled an array of software and hardware products.

Rajat Bhageria

CEO Rajat is the Founder and CEO of Chef Robotics. Prior to Chef, Rajat was Founder and Managing Partner at Prototype Capital.

Ray Martino

COO Prior to Chef, Ray served as the COO and Co-Founder of Specific Diagnostics from 2013 until its acquisition by bioMerieux Inc. in 2022.

Somudro Gupta

Head of AI Prior to Chef, Somudro was Head of Autonomous Vehicle Engineering at Embark Trucks.

Kartheek Chandu

Head of Software Kartheek is Chef's Head of Software.

Lyz Lewis

Head of Finance Lyz joined Chef in 2025 to lead the Finance function with 7+ years experience specifically in robotics, automation, AI, and high-growth technology companies.

Justine Ramos

Head of People Justine is a seasoned people and recruiting operations leader.

Awards

  • 50 Most Promising Startups of 2025
    Chef Robotics was named among the 5 most promising robotics startups of 2025.
  • RBR50
    For 14 years, the RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards have honored the most innovative robotics companies.
  • The American Dynamism 50: AI Edition
    Recognizing the top performers and game-changers in AI across various sectors.

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