SparkLabs Taiwan backs smart vending machine startup Crave Robotics

Crave Robotics's CraveBot offers ready-to-eat meals in under three minutes for branded hotel chains, colleges, and universities

California-based Crave Robotics has raised US$2 million in its latest seed round to expand its CraveBot hot food vending machine solution across the United States.

The investors include SparkLabs (Taiwan), 500 Global, Onus Global Fulfillment Solutions (the US), and Sanpu Travel (Japan).

The funding will enable the company to establish beta test sites and meet the needs of its locations and customers. “Working with new investor groups provides us with the working capital to leap to the next level, allowing us to get beta test sites into the public arena and, most importantly, to serve the needs of our locations and their customers,” Crave Robotics CEO Paul Chen said.