Kingscrowd · Jun 2026
Summarizes Yummy Future’s 2026 Wefunder raise, says the company reached $1M ARR in early 2026, and reports current crowdfunding/valuation-cap details.
We build robotic workforces for the food & beverage industry.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Yummy Future is a YC S19 robotics company based in Champaign, Illinois that builds end-to-end robotic beverage cafes and kiosks for coffee, matcha, and related drinks. It sells, leases, or hosts its units via revenue-share partnerships and operates branded locations while marketing the platform as a robotic workforce for food & beverage.
Primary product
Robotic beverage café / kiosk platform (Coffee-in-a-Box / Counter-Bar-in-a-Box / flagship robotic café systems)
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Champaign, Illinois, United States
Team size
11-50 employees
Industry
Robotics
Sub-industry
Food & beverage automation / robotic cafés
Offices
0 jobs at Yummy Future
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Business model
Stage
equity crowdfunding / venture - series unknown
Total raised
$1.3M
Latest round
SAFE (Test the Waters) · Jun 2026
Latest amount
$80.8K
Small-team, high-ownership culture that explicitly hires generalists who can ship hardware, code, and operate stores; the careers page emphasizes direct responsibility, fast response times, and Store Manager P&L ownership.
Pricing
Mixed model: purchase outright, lease, or hosted revenue-share deployment; additional software/subscription economics are mentioned in the Form C materials.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
around $1M ARR (public claim as of early 2026)
Kingscrowd · Jun 2026
Summarizes Yummy Future’s 2026 Wefunder raise, says the company reached $1M ARR in early 2026, and reports current crowdfunding/valuation-cap details.
Smile Politely · Apr 2026
Reports the opening of the Champaign Matcha House and notes the company’s early robotic coffee roots and expansion into a dedicated matcha concept.
The Campanile · Dec 2025
Student publication covering the downtown Palo Alto location and the company’s positioning as a robotic coffee concept aimed at labor and operational efficiency.
Palo Alto Online · Nov 2025
Covers the Palo Alto opening, the robot barista workflow, menu pricing, operating hours, and CEO Jack Cui’s comments on the business and product.
University of Illinois Research Park · Nov 2021
Early funding article stating the company had raised $300K toward a $500K WeFunder goal and discussing its robotic coffee shop system and pre-orders.