Marble: delivery robot company

Overview

Marble was a San Francisco sidewalk delivery robot startup that partnered with Yelp Eat24 for food delivery in 2017. One of the first companies to apply for a sidewalk delivery permit in SF. Now defunct — operations ceased, but historically significant as an early sidewalk delivery pioneer.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Fundingsee investors →

~$10M

Partner

Yelp Eat24

Status

Defunct

Data & sources

News coverage

1

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Marble Delivery Robot

Autonomous sidewalk delivery robot for food delivery. Partnered with Yelp Eat24 in San Francisco.

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Marble on the deployment map

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Marble.

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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →

Peer companies

Amazon4 models
Avride2 models
Coco Robotics2 models
Daxbot2 models
Kiwibot2 models
Serve Robotics2 models

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (1)

https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/12/marble-and-yelp-eat24-start-robot-food-delivery-in-san-francisco/

Common questions

What is Marble?

Marble was a San Francisco sidewalk delivery robot startup that partnered with Yelp Eat24 for food delivery in 2017. One of the first companies to apply for a sidewalk delivery permit in SF. Now defunct — operations ceased, but historically significant as an early sidewalk delivery pioneer.

What does Marble make?

Marble has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Marble Delivery Robot (Marble builds physical robots).

Who competes with Marble?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Marble building in the same form factors include Amazon, Avride, Coco Robotics, Daxbot.

Where is Marble headquartered?

Marble is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.

How much funding has Marble raised?

Marble has raised approximately $10M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Where does Marble operate robots?

Marble 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 Marble a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Marble ranks in roughly the top 84% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Marble safe?

Marble 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Sources by quality tier

1: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Peer companies

Amazon4 models
Avride2 models
Coco Robotics2 models
Daxbot2 models
Kiwibot2 models
Serve Robotics2 models

No press coverage on file for Marble yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /companies/marble.md
RSS feed: /companies/marble/feed.xml
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/companies/fd003f6e-e58b-4ce5-bc82-bfb46c67d477
Revision history: /companies/marble/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Peer companies

Amazon4 models
Avride2 models
Coco Robotics2 models
Daxbot2 models
Kiwibot2 models
Serve Robotics2 models

Reality vs attention

Marble draws attention at the 21st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among sidewalk robots.

RealityInsufficient datanot enough verified signal yet

Attention21stpctilemedia + video vs sidewalk robots

Compared to sidewalk robots →

Peer rankingTop 84% of Sidewalk

vs funding peers-45.3 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

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Analysis

Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

0.0LOW

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

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Last computed: Aug 9, 2026

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