The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Hyphen: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $85.4M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryFood service
Overview
Hyphen (Hyphen Technologies) is a company developing the Makeline, a commercial robotic food preparation system that automates restaurant kitchen makelines. Backed by Cava and Chipotle, the company raised $25M in Series B funding for AI-powered kitchen automation.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Hyphen on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Hyphen's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Hyphen deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stephen Klein Co-founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Stephen Kleincofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Hyphen.
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)
- Hyphen1 deployment
Recent coverage
Hyphen in third-party press
Peers
226 peers across 2 segments. Every Hyphen 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
- Blendiddirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Botristadirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Cafe Xdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Chef Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
amr(82)
53 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2073.1177093090264) · leader Boston Dynamics at 4191%
- 4AG Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 6 River Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATOMSdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Addverbdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aethondirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aigendirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Supplied by (1)
Foundation model / software
- Beckhoff Automationvia Hyphen MakelineTwinCAT 3 runtime + TwinSAFE safety + EtherCAT I/O + C6030 IPC + CP3924 HMIsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Total funding
- $85.4M
- Employees
- 35
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- elevated
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.
Funding rounds (2)
Hyphen’s 2 disclosed rounds, $49M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series B2025-12-30
$25M(reported) · $200M post
- Series A2024-01-01
$24M(reported) · $144M post
Investors: Tiger Global Management (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Hyphen’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2025-12-30Series B raising $25000000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2024-01-01Series A raising $24000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Chipotle Automated Digital Makeline in Action (QSR Magazine)
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Hyphen Makeline 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 Hyphen.Peer companies
- Bear Robotics3 models
- KEENON Robotics2 models
- Richtech Robotics2 models
- Artly Coffee1 model
- Blendid1 model
- Botrista1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Hyphen from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Hyphen automated makelines get investments from Cava, Chipotle
Cava and Chipotle invested a total of 5M into Hyphen for its AI-powered automated makeline technology.
Hyphen — Automated Restaurant Solutions for Optimized Food Production
Hyphen's automated Makeline augments staff and food costs while increasing production capacity. Assembles perfectly portioned meals in seconds. Backed by Cava and Chipotle.
Hyphen raises 4m to automate the restaurant makeline
Hyphen raised 4M in Series A led by Tiger Global to expand its robotic makeline to more commercial kitchens in the US.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/hyphen.md
- RSS feed: /companies/hyphen/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ba923560-0168-4a66-a093-86044946ca0a
- Revision history: /companies/hyphen/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Bear Robotics3 models
- KEENON Robotics2 models
- Richtech Robotics2 models
- Artly Coffee1 model
- Blendid1 model
- Botrista1 model
Video
Wait… Is She Even Human! This incredible woman in her robotic outfit is stealing the show #codehyphen #robot #codeing #engineering #technology
The automated Makeline from Hyphen is set to disrupt the restaurant industry. Watch how PC-based automation and EtherCAT technologies from Beckhoff help the new
Hyphen’s robotic system, The Makeline, takes the place of conventional makelines: kitchen assembly lines in restaurants that allow staff to prepare items from s
Hyphen-Labs is an international team of women of color working at the intersection of technology, art, science, and the future. Through our global vision and un
For other fights from this event check this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Lqb20TTvVB2s6omRzWNqp1f-6RaMiSh Detailed design information and
Chipotle and Cava are investing $25M in Hyphen to bring advanced automation into restaurant kitchens, boosting speed, consistency, and efficiency without sacrif
For other fights from this event check this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5Lqb20TTvVB2s6omRzWNqp1f-6RaMiSh Detailed design information and
Hyphen announced this week that they'd raised a $24 million Series A funding round. We caught up with Stephen Klein to hear about his food robot platform and hi
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Hyphen draws attention at the 34th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among food_service robots. Hype Gap +15.8, 5th widest among food_service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Funded with institutional backing on record. 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