BBOT is a technology company.
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BBOT has raised $22.0M across 3 funding rounds.
BBOT has raised $22.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
BBOT has raised $22.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
BBOT's investors include Blue Note Ventures, CRV, Insight Partners, Offline Ventures, RSE Ventures, John Ives, Thomas Noonan, Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, Rally Ventures, Seven Seven Six, The Hit Forge.
Bbot is a technology company that builds a contactless ordering and payment platform for the hospitality industry, enabling restaurants, bars, hotels, food halls, and similar venues to manage digital menus, in-store and online orders, payments, and analytics from a centralized dashboard.[1][2][3][5] It serves hospitality businesses by solving operational inefficiencies like long wait times, staff shortages, and fragmented ordering systems, allowing faster table turnovers, higher sales, and seamless integrations with POS systems, loyalty programs, and third-party tools like Toast or Oracle Hospitality.[2][5][6] Prior to its acquisition by DoorDash in March 2022, Bbot raised $22.12M in funding and demonstrated strong growth in streamlining hospitality operations.[1][2]
Bbot was founded in 2017 by former Navy officers and nuclear engineers who met while working on mission-critical instrumentation and control systems for submarines and aircraft carriers.[3] After leaving the Navy, they reunited to initially develop a robotic drink delivery system for restaurants, which evolved into a comprehensive software platform for digital menus, contactless ordering, and payments.[3] Early traction came from its reliability—drawing on the founders' experience with high-stakes systems—positioning it as foundational infrastructure akin to Stripe or Twilio for food tech, enabling integrations and scalability for small businesses.[3] This growth led to its acquisition by DoorDash in March 2022, expanding DoorDash's tools for restaurant partners.[1][3][5]
Bbot rode the post-pandemic surge in contactless tech and digital transformation for hospitality, addressing labor shortages and demand for frictionless in-store experiences amid rising online ordering.[1][5] Its timing aligned with market forces like DoorDash's expansion into merchant tools, making it a key enabler for restaurants competing with delivery giants through integrated first-party solutions.[3][5] By providing robust infrastructure, Bbot influenced the ecosystem like foundational platforms in fintech, unlocking innovation for food tech startups and empowering small venues to scale digitally.[3]
Post-acquisition, Bbot's platform continues evolving within DoorDash, likely enhancing enterprise tools for hospitality amid ongoing trends like AI-driven personalization and hybrid dine-in/delivery models. Its founders' pivot to Allen Control Systems signals a shift to defense tech, but Bbot's legacy as reliable ordering infrastructure positions DoorDash to capture more in-store revenue share. As hospitality rebounds, expect deeper AI integrations and global expansion, solidifying its role in making operations "a whole lot easier" for venues worldwide.[3][5]
BBOT has raised $22.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $15.0M Series A in July 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2021 | $15.0M Series A | Blue Note Ventures, CRV, Insight Partners, Offline Ventures, RSE Ventures, John Ives, Thomas Noonan | |
| Jan 1, 2021 | $4.0M Seed | Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, CRV, Rally Ventures, Seven Seven Six, The Hit Forge, Andre Iguodala, Brandon Leonardo, Gautam Gupta, Katy Perry, Manish Chandra, Max Mullen, Odell Beckham Jr., Stacy Brown-Philpot, Varsha Rao | |
| Jul 1, 2020 | $3.0M Seed | Acequia Capital, Album VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Craft Ventures, CRV, Hanaco Ventures, Seven Seven Six, Startup Ignition Ventures, The Hit Forge, Andre Iguodala, Brandon Leonardo, Gautam Gupta, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Manish Chandra, Max Mullen, Odell Beckham Jr., Stacy Brown-Philpot, Varsha Rao |