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Botrista Technology

55 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA, 94105, US

Overview

Botrista is a beverage robot manufacturer focused on automated craft beverage solutions. Its flagship product can brew tea and lattes, serve flavored lemonade, and make iced coffee. The company also provides an inventory-management system called "CloudBar," which offers data management and guidance for inventory restocking. Botrista's offerings combine robotic drink preparation capabilities with software-driven inventory oversight. The company recently completed a new financing round and has reported cumulative funding to date. The financing details were reported via IT桔子. Botrista develops the Drinkbot, a robotic drink-mixing system with a refrigerated base that holds up to eight ingredients, a touchscreen control panel, and 14 separate dispensing nozzles. The Drinkbot can mix beverages in roughly 20 seconds. The company is led by founder Sean Hsu, a former Tesla engineer. Botrista raised a $10 million Series A and previously completed a $4 million seed, taking total funding to about $16 million. The startup plans to use the new funding to expand the robot’s footprint across the U.S. The company’s raise comes amid pandemic-driven shifts in foodservice and declining fountain drink sales in 2020, and follows competitors like Miso Robotics announcing similar beverage systems.

Total raised
$75M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series C
Latest activity
Jul 2024

Industries

  • B2B
  • Coffee
  • Consumer
  • Recipes
  • Restaurants
  • Retail
  • Robotics
  • Tea
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Recent funding

  1. Series C

    Jul 2024

    $65M

  2. Series A

    Jun 2021

    $10M

Team

  • Sean Hsu

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Paul Chen

    Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

  • Peter Kuo

    CTO

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  • Daniel Garblik

    Advisor