Free Kitchen Lab
About
About Free Kitchen Lab
Free Kitchen Lab connects installed and newly added kitchen equipment through compact AIoT modules, bringing device status and operating data into a tablet-based control system. The platform is designed for heterogeneous equipment such as automated stir-fryers, dishwashers and noodle cookers, with remote control supported where the underlying machine permits it.
The company emerged from LG Electronics and BluePoint Partners' STUDIO341 venture programme in 2026. It is preparing proof-of-concept work with restaurant franchises and food-service operators to test equipment integration and quantify labour, throughput, utilisation and maintenance outcomes.
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Funding
- 2026-08-20 - Seed - Free Kitchen Lab raises undisclosed seed funding from LG Electronics and BluePoint
Free Kitchen Lab raised an undisclosed seed round from LG Electronics and BluePoint Partners after emerging from their STUDIO341 venture programme. - source: venturesquare.net
Investors
- BluePoint Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-08-20
- LG Electronics - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2026-08-20
Team
- Yoo Jin-ho - Founder and CEO - Founded Free Kitchen Lab to connect kitchen automation hardware, store data and operational controls.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-08-20 - Funding - Free Kitchen Lab raises undisclosed seed funding from LG Electronics and BluePoint
The startup is building a unified control layer for kitchen robots and automation equipment from multiple manufacturers. Its compact AIoT modules feed equipment status and operating data into a tablet interface. The source explicitly withheld both the investment amount and company valuation.
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