Company
Kiwibot
Kiwibot is a Berkeley, California-based autonomous sidewalk delivery robot company developing small delivery robots (Kiwibot 4.0) for campus and urban food…
- Founded
- 2017
- HQ
- Berkeley, CA
- Status
- private
- Models
- 2
Verified profile
10
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Overview
Kiwibot is a Berkeley, California-based autonomous sidewalk delivery robot company developing small delivery robots (Kiwibot 4.0) for campus and urban food delivery, commercially deployed at university campuses across the US.
Reality check
Note
Corporate entity later operating as 'Robot'
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Kiwibot Delivery Robot
Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for campus food delivery, deployed at 30+ universities across the US.
Current platform
Kiwibot 4.0
Fourth-generation Kiwibot sidewalk delivery robot. Semi-autonomous with teleoperator oversight; insulated cargo compartment sized for campus food delivery.
Current leadership (3)
- Felipe Chavez Cortes Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
- Sergio Pachon Reyes Co-founder & Presidentsecondary-verified
- David Rodriguez Co-founder & Director, Business & Developmentreported, not verified
Founders (3)
- Felipe Chavez Cortescofounderfounded 2017-01-01
- Sergio Pachon Reyescofounderfounded 2017-01-01
- David Rodriguezcofounderfounded 2017-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kiwibot.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Peer companies
- Amazon4 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Serve Robotics2 models
- Starship Technologies2 models
- Cartken1 model
Financial state
- 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.
Sources (10)
- Kiwibot — Company website · https://www.kiwibot.com
- Wikipedia — Kiwibot · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwibot
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kiwibot-expands-operations-to-four-cities-in-partnership-with-knight-foundation-to-advance-safe-and-equitable-mobility-301367235.html
- https://www.sodexo.com/media/kiwibot-roll-out-USA.html
- https://retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2025/10/29/kiwibot-turns-into-robotcom-as-sodexo-amazon-web-services-and-skip-deploy-its-technology
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kiwibot-announces-funding-teams-with-sodexho-to-take-delivery-bots-to-college
- https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/kiwibot-and-sodexo-to-bring-over-1k-delivery-robots-to-50-college-campuses/618997/
- https://techfundingnews.com/kiwibot-secures-first-of-its-kind-financing-deal-to-expand-their-fleet-of-delivery-robots/
- https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/kiwibot-10M-financing-from-kineo/643297/
- https://www.floridatrend.com/article/33579/miami-based-robotic-delivery-service-called-kiwibot-aims-to-expand-its-fleet-of-robots-by-1200-to-serve-50-college-campuses-nationwide
Common questions
- What is Kiwibot?
- Kiwibot is a Berkeley, California-based autonomous sidewalk delivery robot company developing small delivery robots (Kiwibot 4.0) for campus and urban food delivery, commercially deployed at university campuses across the US.
- Where is Kiwibot based?
- Kiwibot is based in Berkeley, CA.
- When was Kiwibot founded?
- Kiwibot was founded in 2017.
- What does Kiwibot make?
- Kiwibot has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Kiwibot Delivery Robot, Kiwibot 4.0 (Kiwibot builds physical robots).
- Where does Kiwibot operate robots?
- Kiwibot is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Kiwibot safe?
- Kiwibot has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 10 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 7
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kiwibot.Peer companies
- Amazon4 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Serve Robotics2 models
- Starship Technologies2 models
- Cartken1 model
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kiwibot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kiwibot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1be6da76-d43a-4468-b768-9c18837bcbb4
- Revision history: /companies/kiwibot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon4 models
- Avride2 models
- Coco Robotics2 models
- Serve Robotics2 models
- Starship Technologies2 models
- Cartken1 model
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
23.8/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
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Deployment Scale
Funding Health
IP Activity
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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