Hyphen Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2018

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 31

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Series B

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $25M

  • Investors
  • 20

Hyphen General Information

Description

Developer of a food technology designed to reduce the cost of fresh food using robotics. The company's technology uses modular hardware and reprogrammable software with computer vision and robotics, enabling restaurants to manage peak lunch and dinner hours and reduce human error during food preparation.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Ono Food
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 276 East Gish Road
  • San Jose, CA 95112-4706
  • United States
+1 (650)
Corporate Office
  • 276 East Gish Road
  • San Jose, CA 95112-4706
  • United States
+1 (650)

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Hyphen Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Later Stage VC (Series B) 13-Aug-2025 $25M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Debt - General 30-Sep-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Early Stage VC (Series B) 21-Jul-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC (Series A) 19-Feb-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Debt - General 01-Jul-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round 18-Feb-2021 $7.3M $9.9M Completed Generating Revenue
1. Seed Round 25-Sep-2019 $2.6M $2.6M Completed Generating Revenue
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Hyphen Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series B
Series B-2
Series B-1
Series A
Seed-4
Seed-3
Seed-2 1,914,584 $0.000010 $0.43 $0.43 1x $0.43 3.82%
Seed-1 5,830,114 $0.000010 $1.09 $1.09 1x $1.09 11.62%
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Hyphen Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a food technology designed to reduce the cost of fresh food using robotics. The company's technology uses m
Other Hardware
San Jose, CA
31 As of 2026

Milan, Italy

Toronto, Canada
 
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Hyphen Competitors (5)

One of Hyphen’s 5 competitors is Youbionic, a Corporation company based in Milan, Italy.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Youbionic Corporation Milan, Italy
Roboeatz Venture Capital-Backed Toronto, Canada
xRobotics ( Other Hardware) Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Shadow Robot Company Accelerator/Incubator Backed London, United Kingdom
Bear Robotics Formerly VC-backed Redwood City, CA
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Hyphen Patents

Hyphen Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250098903-A1 Modular system for food assembly Pending 26-Sep-2023
US-20230389754-A1 Modular system for food assembly Pending 02-Jun-2022
JP-2023040338-A Cushioning material for glass lens and glasses having cushioning material Pending 10-Sep-2021
US-12118489-B2 Modular system for food assembly Active 05-Oct-2020
US-12198087-B2 Modular system for food assembly Active 05-Oct-2020 G06Q10/06316
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Hyphen Investors (20)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Cava Group Corporation Minority
SignalRank VC-Backed Company Minority
Chipotle Mexican Grill PE-Backed Company Minority
Ligature (Colorado) Venture Capital Minority
Stonewater Ventures Venture Capital Minority
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Hyphen FAQs

  • When was Hyphen founded?

    Hyphen was founded in 2018.

  • Where is Hyphen headquartered?

    Hyphen is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

  • What is the size of Hyphen?

    Hyphen has 31 total employees.

  • What industry is Hyphen in?

    Hyphen’s primary industry is Other Hardware.

  • Is Hyphen a private or public company?

    Hyphen is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Hyphen?

    The current valuation of Hyphen is .

  • What is Hyphen’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Hyphen is .

  • How much funding has Hyphen raised over time?

    Hyphen has raised $85.4M.

  • Who are Hyphen’s investors?

    Cava Group, SignalRank, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ligature (Colorado), and Stonewater Ventures are 5 of 20 investors who have invested in Hyphen.

  • Who are Hyphen’s competitors?

    Youbionic, Roboeatz, xRobotics ( Other Hardware), Shadow Robot Company, and Bear Robotics are competitors of Hyphen.

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