How are you gonna make this where the customer— you hold on to the customer forever?

Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

An AI personal chef for everyone 🤖

25 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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An AI robot chef plans meals, orders groceries, and cooks. The hardware costs $1,500 with premium software tiers. It's tested 10 recipes with 85 users and partners with HelloFresh and Whole Foods for delivery and recipe licensing.

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We sell the hardware for $1,500, offer a premium operation model, provide premium grocery delivery through partners, and monetize recipes, creating recurring revenue and ecosystem lock‑in.

We have a robot chef that does everything from meal planning, ordering groceries, to completely cooking your dinner. We already have a robot chef that has cooked more than 10 recipes, and more than 85 people have tried and loved the food. We want to bring a complete solution so that everyone can have a personal chef in their house.
How are you gonna make this where the customer— you hold on to the customer forever?
So yeah, yeah, we have— so hardware, $1,500, you get it, and then premium model, so like you can operate the robot And then there is like premium grocery delivery, and we partner with these meal kit companies like HelloFresh or Whole Foods, and they can deliver your groceries, and then you can monetize the recipe.
What are the sales of the company now?