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PAZZI

PAZZI (formerly EKIM) develops fully autonomous robotic pizza kitchens that assemble, bake, and package pizzas on demand, producing a pizza in under 5 minutes…

Founded
2013
HQ
Zurich, Switzerland
Status
active

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies PAZZI: 1 model, 2 deployments across 1 region, $11.2M raised. 4 sources back the record.

CategoryKitchen robots

Overview

PAZZI (formerly EKIM) develops fully autonomous robotic pizza kitchens that assemble, bake, and package pizzas on demand, producing a pizza in under 5 minutes and up to 80 per hour. Founded in France in 2013 by Cyrill Hamon and Sébastien Roverso, the company operated robotic pizzerias in Paris before entering judicial liquidation in November 2022.

The brand was acquired by Swiss holding company JMEB Invest Holding and is now headquartered in Zurich, with a new pizzeria opened in Madrid in January 2026 under co-CEOs Jean-Marc Brunschwig and Laurent Zmiro.

Verified record

Verified deployments
2 deployments on file
Active incidents
None on file

Valuation of record

Company-claimed
$67M (reported, approximate)as of Jun 2019

Priced roundSeries A post-money

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Key facts

Former name

EKIM (rebranded to PAZZI)

Co-CEOs

Jean-Marc Brunschwig, Laurent Zmiro (current, under JMEB Invest Holding)

Former CEO

Philippe Goldman (led through 2022 liquidation)

Liquidation

French entity judicially liquidated November 2022; assets acquired by JMEB Invest Holding (Schwyz, Switzerland)

Pizza chef

Thierry Graffagnino, 3-time Pizza World Cup winner

Capacity

Up to 80 pizzas/hour, under 5 minutes per pizza

Pizzas served

Over 100,000 in Paris (company-reported)

Awards

2022 FoodTech Innovation Award (Bilbao); 2025 World Catering Technology Award — Best Vending Solution and Best Autonomous Solution

Data & sources

Press releases

1

Web sources

3

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Current leadership (1)

Founders (2)

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Former / Previously (3)

Safety record

No incidents on record for PAZZI.

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Operator customers (1)

Recent coverage

PAZZI in third-party press

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