The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Spyce (Infinite Kitchen): 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $21.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryFood service
Overview
American robotic kitchen company founded by MIT mechanical engineering graduates Michael Farid, Brady Knight, Luke Schlueter, and Kale Rogers. Developed the Infinite Kitchen, an automated conveyor-based cooking system that prepares bowl meals in 3 minutes or less. Acquired by Sweetgreen for approximately 70 million USD in August 2021; technology sold to Wonder Group for 186.4 million USD in November 2025. The Infinite Kitchen is deployed in 35 Sweetgreen restaurants as of June 2026.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
Founded
Product
Acquisition
Sale to Wonder
Status
Incidents
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Sweetgreen1× joint1 total
- 2Wonder Group1× joint
Most recent
- Wonder x Spyce2025-11-06with Wonder Groupoperating
- Sweetgreen x Spyce2021-08-24with Sweetgreenoperating
Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Spyce (Infinite Kitchen)'s robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Michael Farid Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Brady Knight Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Luke Schlueter Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Kale Rogers Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (4)
- Luke Schluetercofounderno longer at company
- Brady Knightcofounderno longer at company
- Kale Rogerscofounderno longer at company
- Michael Faridcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Spyce (Infinite Kitchen).
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 (2)
- Sweetgreen4 deployments
- Spyce (Infinite Kitchen)2 deployments
Recent coverage
Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) in third-party press
Peers
144 peers across 1 segment. Every Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) 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
Financial state
- Total funding
- $21.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- 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
2 total · 2 operating · 1 ended
Every company Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Wonder x Spyce2025-11-06with Wonder Groupoperating
- Sweetgreen x Spyce2021-08-24with Sweetgreenoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Sweetgreen1× joint1 total
- 2Wonder Group1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Wonder x SpycewithWonder Groupother2025-11-06operating
- other2021-08-24concludedoperating
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2018-09-07
$21M(reported) · $126M post
Investors: Maveron (lead), Collaborative Fund (follow), Khosla Ventures (follow)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Spyce (Infinite Kitchen)’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipWonder x Spyce
2025-11-06Sweetgreen sold Spyce and its Infinite Kitchen technology to Wonder Group for 186.4 million USD in November 2025. The deal includes 100 million USD in cash and 86.4 million USD in Wonder Series C preferred stock. Sweetgreen retains licensing rights to continue deploying Infinite Kitchen technology. Approximately 38 Spyce employees including co-founders transitioned to Wonder.
PartnershipSweetgreen x Spyce
2021-08-24Sweetgreen acquired Spyce, the MIT-founded robotic kitchen startup, for approximately 70 million USD in August 2021 to integrate automated cooking technology into its fast-casual restaurant chain. Spyce's Infinite Kitchen technology was subsequently deployed in Sweetgreen restaurants.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2018-09-07Series A raising $21000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 6, 2026
Infinite Kitchen at Sweetgreen Naperville
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 16, 2024
Spyce Infinite Kitchen at Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 4, 2024
Spyce Infinite Kitchen at Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJul 15, 2024
Spyce Infinite Kitchen at New York City, New York, USA
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Spyce (Infinite Kitchen).Peer companies
- Bear Robotics3 models
- KEENON Robotics2 models
- Richtech Robotics2 models
- Artly Coffee1 model
- Blendid1 model
- Botrista1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Spyce Kitchen - Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on Spyce Kitchen: MIT-founded robotic restaurant, 21M Series A in 2018, acquired by Sweetgreen 2021, sold to Wonder 2025 for 186.4 million USD.
Sweetgreen sells Spyce to Wonder for 186M
Sweetgreen sells Spyce, developer of its Infinite Kitchen automated makeline, to Wonder for 186.4 million USD; Infinite Kitchen deployed in over 20 Sweetgreen restaurants.
Sweetgreen to Sell Spyce to Wonder for 86.4 Million
Sweetgreen sells its Spyce automated kitchen technology to Wonder for 86.4M. CEO Jonathan Neman leads the divestiture.
Sweetgreen to sell Spyce technology to Wonder
Sweetgreen sold Spyce robotic kitchen technology to Wonder, Marc Lore's food company, for automation deployment.
Two Years After Buying Spyce, Sweetgreen Launches Infinite Kitchen Robotic Restaurant
Sweetgreen launches its first Infinite Kitchen robotic restaurant in Naperville, Illinois, two years after acquiring Spyce and its automated cooking technology.
Sweetgreen Salad Chain Acquires Boston's Robotic Restaurant, Spyce
Sweetgreen acquires Boston-based Spyce, the robotic restaurant startup founded by MIT graduates, to bring automated kitchen technology to its salad chain.
Salad chain Sweetgreen bets on automation by acquiring Spyce and its robotic kitchen tech
Sweetgreen acquires Spyce, the MIT-founded robotic kitchen startup, to integrate automated cooking technology into its fast-casual restaurant chain.
Machine-readable surfaces
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- REST API: /v1/companies/4614175e-3723-4752-b9ca-e4058087a049
- Revision history: /companies/spyce/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
Marc Lore, Wonder founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the acquisition of Spyce from Sweetgreen, implementation of Spyce's robotic kitchen technology,
MIT grads Mike Farid and Kale Rogers' fast-casual Boston restaurant features a robotic kitchen and Michelin-starred Chef Daniel Boulud as Culinary Director.
What do you get when you mix four MIT students and Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud? You get Spyce, a Boston restaurant where fresh food and robots are part
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Heat Index
Category contender79/100
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
Spyce (Infinite Kitchen) draws attention at the 45th percentile but verifies reality at the 97th percentile among food_service robots. Hype Gap -52.7, 19th widest among food_service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 6 verified deployments. Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 97 months ago.
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