The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Blendid: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $13.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryFood service
Overview
Blendid is a Sunnyvale, California-based food robotics company (founded 2015) developing autonomous robotic smoothie kiosks, using AI-powered robotic arms and vision to autonomously blend and Serve customized fresh smoothies in commercial venues including airports, gyms, and corporate campuses.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
Robot
Technology
Product
Deployments
Partners
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Blendid has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Jamba Juice1× joint
- 2Loves Travel Stops1× joint
- 3Sodexo1× joint
Most recent
Blendid on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Blendid's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Blendid deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Vipin Jain Co-Founder & CEOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Vipin Jainno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Blendid.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Blendid1 deployment
Recent coverage
Blendid in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Blendid competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
service(144)
113 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 831.3520919269878) · leader Bond at 1957%
- Artly Coffeedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bear Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Botristadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cafe Xdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Chef Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Dexai Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Total funding
- $13.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 3 just announced
Every company Blendid has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Jamba Juice1× joint
- 2Loves Travel Stops1× joint
- 3Sodexo1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- blendid x Jamba JuicewithJamba Juicedistribution—just announced
- blendid x SodexowithSodexodistribution—just announced
- blendid x Loves Travel StopswithLoves Travel Stopsdeployment—just announced
Funding rounds (1)
- Other2022-06-01
$13M(reported) · $50M post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Blendid’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundOther funding round
2022-06-01Other raising $13000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Blendid smoothie kiosk
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Blendid Smoothie Kiosk at United States
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Blendid.Peer companies
- Bear Robotics3 models
- KEENON Robotics2 models
- Richtech Robotics2 models
- Artly Coffee1 model
- Botrista1 model
- Cafe X1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Blendid from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
UCLA students can soon enjoy smoothies made by robot - FoodService Director
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Smoothie kiosk using robotics and artificial intelligence debuts in San Diego County - NBC 7 San Diego
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Blendid Expands Into Midwest With Location At Schneider
Blendid opens a robotic kiosk at Schneider Electric's Midwest campus, marking expansion beyond California.
Blendid Expands Robotic Smoothie Kiosk Presence On California College Campuses
Blendid opens two new autonomous robotic smoothie kiosk locations at community colleges in California.
Jamba by Blendid Expands Its Robotic Smoothie Kiosk Offering to the Healthcare Industry - PR Newswire
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Jamba by Blendid kiosk makes hospital debut - Restaurant Dive
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Jamba by Blendid kiosk makes hospital debut
Blendid's autonomous smoothie kiosk debuts at a hospital, operating 24/7 with contactless ordering.
Ackerman Union adds new dining options ahead of fall quarter - Daily Bruin
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Love's Travel Stops Opens Jamba by Blendid Robotic Smoothie Kiosk in Williams, California - PR Newswire
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Blendid’s Automated Smoothie Kiosks Aim to Be a $300B Game Changer - Entrepreneur
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Love's Travel Stops to deploy Jamba by Blendid robotic kiosks
Love's Travel Stops partners with Blendid to deploy Jamba by Blendid robotic smoothie kiosks at select California locations.
Jamba, Blendid expand robot smoothie kiosks to 2 college campuses - Restaurant Dive
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/blendid.md
- RSS feed: /companies/blendid/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c889b8f1-e161-40ad-907d-662a5ceb3c78
- Revision history: /companies/blendid/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Bear Robotics3 models
- KEENON Robotics2 models
- Richtech Robotics2 models
- Artly Coffee1 model
- Botrista1 model
- Cafe X1 model
Video
Blendid is transforming the way food is prepared and served to meet the unique health and taste preferences of today’s consumers. Blendid offers autonomous, fo
I love seeing robots do various things including making food! Here is what you can expect to see when ordering from a Blendid Smoothie Robot. It is located at:
Relish Works team visit with Blendid - San Francisco's smoothie robot - as part our Automation project.
Investing in Blendid - Investing in Robotic automation In this video we walk through Blendid, a robotics firm that has created a new style of Restaurant, a rob
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Jamba by Blendid video content. Brand development agency: Gestalt Brand Lab
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Heat Index
Category contender81/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Blendid draws attention at the 76th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among food_service robots. Hype Gap +57.9, 3rd widest among food_service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 4, 2026