# Chef Robotics funding: rounds and investors

> Chef Robotics has raised $23M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Alumni Ventures, Gaingels and Kleiner Perkins. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/chef-robotics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Chef Robotics*

One round we have observed, with the 5 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$23M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Debt, $23M Mar 2025
- **Investors:** 5

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Mar 2025** Debt **$23M** [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) [Construct Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/construct-capital) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Chef Robotics's own website: 8 founders, 14 on the team.

**Adrian MacNeil** Founder of Foxglove and Former

**Carl Vause** Founder of Soft Robotics

**Cyrus Massoumi** Founder of Zocdoc

**Daniel Theobold** Founder of Vecna Robotics

**Jorge Heraud** Founder of Blue River Robotics

**Nick Evans** Founder of Tile

**Slava Rubin** Founder of Indiegogo

**Vibhav Altekar** Founder of Saronic

- **Rajat Bhageria** CEO
- **Jeson Patel** CTO of The Coterie
- **Jim Ostrowski** CTO of Blue River Robotics
- **Luis Rayas** CTO
- **Ray Martino** COO
- **Justine Ramos** Head of People
- **Lyz Lewis** VP of Finance
- **Marc Underwood** Head of Customer Support
- **Charlotte Kosche** Director of Marketing
- **Inkyu Sa** Senior Staff AI Research Scientist
- **Jay Beversdorf** Director of Applications Engineering
- **Nicolas De Keijser** Director of Sales at Boston Dynamics
- **Steve Van Der Hoeven** Senior Staff Software Engineer
- **Zach Gomez** Director of Customer Success

## Everyone who backed them

[Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round

[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round

[Promus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/promus-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Construct Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/construct-capital) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=chef-robotics).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 9 firms list Chef Robotics as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[MaC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mac-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Tau Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tau-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[HCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hcvc) VC firm Per its own site

[The Hardware Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hardware-club-3) VC firm Per its own site

[MFV Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mfv-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Angel Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-collective) Fund of funds Per its own site

[Red & Blue Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-and-blue-ventures) Private equity Per its own site

[trac.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trac-vc) VC firm Per its own site

[Tet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tet-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Chef Robotics

### Who invested in Chef Robotics?

Chef Robotics's investors include Alumni Ventures, Gaingels, Kleiner Perkins, Promus Ventures and Construct Capital.

### How much has Chef Robotics raised?

Chef Robotics has raised $23M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Chef Robotics last raise?

Chef Robotics's most recent round was a Debt of $23M in Mar 2025.

### What was Chef Robotics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $23M in Mar 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Chef Robotics first?

Chef Robotics's first round on record, in Mar 2025, was backed by Alumni Ventures, Gaingels and Kleiner Perkins and 2 others.

### What stage is Chef Robotics at?

Chef Robotics's latest named round is a Debt, in Mar 2025.

### Where is Chef Robotics based?

Chef Robotics is based in the United States.

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