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Chef Robotics Announces $43M Series A Round Led by Avataar Ventures to Scale the Deployment of AI-Enabled Robotics

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, creators of AI-enabled robotic systems for meal assembly Chef Robotics announced it has raised $43.1M in new Series A funding that includes $20.6M in equity and $22.5M in equipment financing debt; the latter will be used to cover the financing of Chef’s robotic systems for Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) so Chef’s customers don’t have to front CapEx for their robots.

The equity round was led by Avataar Ventures and included investments from Construct Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Promus Ventures, MFV Partners, Interwoven Ventures, HCVC, MaC Venture Capital, Red and Blue Ventures, Tau Partners, Alumni Ventures, Siddhi Capital, and BOLD Capital Partners. The new funding brings Chef’s total capital raised to $65.6M which consists of $38.8M in equity and $26.75M in equipment financing, all with Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank.

Chef has quickly cemented its standing as the industry leader in AI-enabled robotics for meal assembly. Now at over 44M servings produced and counting through robot deployments at leading brands such as Amy’s Kitchen, Sunbasket, Chef Bombay, and Cafe Spice, Chef has procured more meals than all other existing food robotics startups combined. The data that Chef collects on each meal assembled is critical to the company as it relies on real-world production data to train its AI models.

The funding round will allow Chef to accelerate production deployments of its robotic systems, providing momentum for the real-world AI data engine flywheel that the company credits for its rapid growth rate of meals produced. Given food is highly variable, Chef requires high volumes of production data over prolonged periods of time for optimal model performance. The more data Chef collects in the field, the more its systems’ performance improves, the more customers use Chef’s robotic systems, the more customers expand; this expansion in turn creates more runtime in production leading to more data from the field; it also means that when Chef approaches new customers, Chef can help manipulate their ingredients from the get-go, further accelerating the flywheel’s momentum.

“Robotics is really having a moment right now. The innovations in AI have unlocked the potential of Embodied AI for robotics. We believe we’re in the pole position to scale given all the real-world production training data we already have,” says Rajat Bhageria, Founder and CEO of Chef Robotics.

“AI in the physical world is happening right now with robotics. Food is one of the largest markets in the world. Industrial AI is already winning, and food packaging automation is quietly transforming how we get our meals. Chef has quickly cemented its standing as the industry leader in AI-enabled robotics for meal assembly at over 44M servings produced and counting. We look forward to this exciting partnership with Chef Robotics as they expand their global leadership,” said Mohan Kumar, Founder and Managing Partner of Avataar Ventures.

Additionally, this infusion of funds will enable Chef to scale its go-to-market team and efforts. The funding round equips Chef to further invest in non-engineering functions like sales and marketing to scale its deployments.

Chef currently serves customers in the U.S. and Canada, with plans to expand to the U.K. market in 2025. For more on customer impact, visit www.chefrobotics.ai/customer-impact.

About Chef Robotics
Chef is the first company to have commercialized a scalable AI-driven food robotics solution. With over 44 million servings made in production, Chef leverages ChefOS, an AI platform for food manipulation, to offer a Robotics-as-a-Service solution that helps industry-leading food companies increase production volume and meet demand. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Chef aims to empower humans to do what humans do best by accelerating the advent of intelligent machines.

About Avataar Ventures
Avataar Venture Partners is a growth-stage B2B fund focused on investing in companies at their inflection point for scaling. Avataar’s full-stack Operating team works closely with portfolio companies across Strategy, Global GTM, Inorganic growth via M&A, Business Finance and IPO-readiness. We invest in Software, Deep Tech, AI in Industrial Automation and Robotics and Capital Efficient B2B2C businesses. More at www.avataar.vc.

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Rajat Bhageria
rajat@chefrobotics.ai

Sarah Mowad
sarah@chefrobotics.ai 

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DATA BREACH ALERT: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Is Investigating Claims On Behalf Of Oracle Health Customers Whose Data May Have Been Compromised

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NEWTOWN, Pa., April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating claims regarding data privacy violations at Oracle Health (“Oracle”). Oracle learned of the breach on or about February 20, 2025. To join this case, go HERE.

About Oracle Health

Oracle Corporation is a multinational computer technology company based in the United States. Oracle Health, a subsidiary of Oracle, specializes in healthcare software, with a focus on Electronic Health Records and hospital management solutions.

What happened?

Oracle recently experienced two separate data breach incidents. The first occurred around February 20, 2025, when Oracle Health discovered a security breach within its network. They initiated an investigation and found that on or after January 22, 2025, an unauthorized third party had accessed the company’s servers and copied patient data to an unknown external location.

The second incident involved Oracle Cloud servers. In this case, a hacker using the online alias rose87168 posted on a cybercrime forum, offering the data of 6 million Oracle Cloud customers. Although Oracle has denied this data breach, evidence suggests otherwise.

What type of information was stolen?

The personal information in the compromised files may have included:

Patient Information From Electronic Health Records

How can I protect my personal data?

If you receive a data breach notification concerning Oracle, you should take precautions to protect against potential misuse of your personal information, including identity theft and fraud, by regularly reviewing your account statements and monitoring your credit reports for any suspicious or unauthorized activity.

Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating a class action lawsuit to seek legal remedies for individuals whose sensitive personal data may have been compromised as a result of the Oracle data breach.

For more information, please contact:

Marc H. Edelson, Esq.
EDELSON LECHTZIN LLP
411 S. State Street, Suite N-300
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 844-696-7492 ext. 2
Email: medelson@edelson-law.com
Web: www.edelson-law.com 

About Edelson Lechtzin LLP

Edelson Lechtzin LLP is a national class action law firm with offices in Pennsylvania and California. In addition to cases involving data breaches, our lawyers focus on class and collective litigation in cases alleging securities and investment fraud, violations of the federal antitrust laws, employee benefit plans under ERISA, wage theft and unpaid overtime, consumer fraud, and catastrophic injuries.

This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions.

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DATA BREACH ALERT: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Is Investigating Claims On Behalf Of CDHA Management, LLC and Spark DSO, LLC d/b/a Chord Specialty Dental Partners Customers Whose Data May Have Been Compromised

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NEWTOWN, Pa., April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Edelson Lechtzin LLP, a national class action law firm, is investigating claims regarding data privacy violations at CDHA Management, LLC, and Spark DSO, LLC d/b/a Chord Specialty Dental Partners (collectively, “Chord”). Chord learned of suspicious activity on its network on or about September 11, 2024. To join this case, go HERE.

About CDHA Management, LLC and Spark DSO, LLC d/b/a Chord Specialty Dental Partners

Chord Specialty Dental Partners, based in Tennessee, is a network of dental practices with over 60 locations in six states. They focus on expanding access to dental services.

What happened?

On or around September 11, 2024, Chord was alerted to suspicious activity involving an employee’s email account on their network. They initiated an investigation and discovered that an unauthorized individual had accessed several accounts between August 19, 2024, and September 25, 2024. It is possible that certain personal information was obtained during this data breach.

What type of information was stolen?

The compromised files contained personal information, including:

NamesAddressesSocial Security NumbersDriver’s License NumbersBank Account InformationPayment Card InformationDates of BirthMedical InformationHealth Insurance Information

How can I protect my personal data?

If you receive a data breach notification concerning Chord, you should take precautions to protect against possible misuse of your personal information, including identity theft and fraud, by regularly reviewing your account statements and monitoring your credit reports for any suspicious or unauthorized activity.

Edelson Lechtzin LLP is investigating a class action lawsuit to seek legal remedies for individuals whose sensitive personal data may have been compromised by the Chord data breach.

For more information, please contact:
Marc H. Edelson, Esq.
EDELSON LECHTZIN LLP
411 S. State Street, Suite N-300
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 844-696-7492 ext. 2
Email: medelson@edelson-law.com
Web: www.edelson-law.com 

About Edelson Lechtzin LLP

Edelson Lechtzin LLP is a national class action law firm with offices in Pennsylvania and California. In addition to cases involving data breaches, our lawyers focus on class and collective litigation in cases alleging securities and investment fraud, violations of the federal antitrust laws, employee benefit plans under ERISA, wage theft and unpaid overtime, consumer fraud, and catastrophic injuries.

This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions.

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RiskOpsAI™ Welcomes Chris Murray, Former PwC Partner, London to its Cyber Advisory Board

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RiskOpsAI™ welcomes Chris Murray, Former PwC Partner, London to its Cyber Advisory Board to support its AI-Native Next Generation Risk Management.

SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — RiskOpsAI™, a pioneer in AI-Native Next Generation Risk Management, is pleased to welcome Chris Murray, Former PwC Partner to its Cyber Advisory Board.

“We are excited to announce the addition of Chris Murray to our expanding CXO advisory board, bringing valuable insights to revolutionize the GRC market with AI-native continuous GRC solutions. Chris will help us to expand our EU footprint. Welcome aboard, Chris!” said AJ Sarkar, CEO RiskOpsAI™.

Strategic Addition to Strengthen RiskOpsAI™ Growth and Innovation.

With a career spanning software development to Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chris Murray brings deep expertise in AI, technology strategy and digital transformation. His experience includes:

Building SaaS businesses and leading enterprise software development.Driving AI, technology and alliance strategies across PwC’s global service lines.Scaling PwC’s technology alliances, including the first partner-led Workday implementation in EMEA.Leading AI adoption initiatives, including PwC’s #TrustInAI campaign.

His appointment strengthens RiskOpsAI™ commitment to AI-Native Risk Modeling and Decision Intelligence.

RiskOpsAI™: AI-Native Next Generation Risk Management.

RiskOpsAI™ pioneers AI-Native Continuous GRC, empowering Fortune 2000 enterprises to:

Identify, prioritize and remedy cyber risks – all in one platformMaintain governance, risk and compliance – all in one platform

“We are excited to announce the addition of Chris Murray to our expanding CXO advisory board, bringing valuable insights to revolutionize the GRC market with AI-native continuous GRC solutions. Chris will help us to expand our EU footprint. Welcome aboard, Chris!” said AJ Sarkar, CEO RiskOpsAI™.

With its integrated SaaS platform, RiskOpsAI™ delivers patented Cyber Risk Quantification and Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), providing actionable insights into the true impact of cyber risk on your business. Our solutions, including Continuous Compliance Automation and Thirdparty Threat Exposure Management™, ensure businesses stay secure, compliant and resilient.

For more information, visit https://optimeyes.ai.

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