Pizza robot
France's rich culinary history is about to be taken to another level. Pazzi, formerly known as EKIM, is the world's first fully automated restaurant and it's opening soon having raised over €10-million Series A round of funding.
The round was led by the Singaporean investment fund Qualgro – its first investment in Europe – along with the French fund Eutopia, and existing investors Partech and Daphni.
The new funding will allow Pazzi to accelerate its technological development by growing its R&D teams and partnerships for the manufacture of new 'Pizzaiolo' robots as well as opening its first restaurant.
At roughly 45 square meters, the Pazzi concept is something between an automated kiosk and a regular-sized restaurant. Shoppers customise and order their pizzas via touchscreen, which a three-armed robot makes, cooks, and slices — all without humans. The Pazzi Pizzaiolo robot can, it is claimed, make a pizza every 30 seconds.
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The first Pazzi restaurant will be in Montévrain, France, and opens on 24 June.
Founded by two young French engineers with an interest in robotics, Sébastien Roverso and Cyrill Hamon, Pazzi is more than just a ‘pizza robot company’. The startup’s mission is to use the most advanced technology in robotics and automation to provide a plug-and-play solution to source quality ingredients, recruit staff, increase food traceability and safety and enhance the fast food experience by offering delicious and affordable pizzas.
“Pazzi means ‘crazy’ in Italian,” said Philippe Goldman, CEO of Pazzi. “It’s in the image of our team and the crazy bet invested in research for 6 years, concretized in particular by five patents. The objective is now to conquer not only the global fast food market estimated at €900 billion by creating a European champion but also to fight junk food while meeting the structural challenges of the sector. Pazzi’s mission is to put technology and robotics at the service of taste and healthier food.”
“The autonomous restaurant concept offered by Pazzi is meeting a growing demand from consumers across the world for fast, qualitative and affordable food options,” said Heang Chhor, founder of Qualgro VC. “Its user friendly digital tools and exciting robotics add to the overall great consumer experience. We are convinced that this concept could be rapidly scaled and implemented in big cities across USA, Europe and Asia. We are very happy and proud to support the Pazzi team and their disruptive concept and technology in their international expansion.”
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