The funding round was led by firstminute capital and will support the development of new products beyond the DK-One.
Karakuri
Karakuri builds automated robotic canteens for the food and hospitality sector.
Karakuri is a UK based robotics company that designs and builds automated systems for the food and hospitality sector. The firm produces the DK-One, an automated canteen system capable of preparing personalised meals.
Filed accounts
Cash at bank
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets
Shareholders' funds
Fixed assets
Cash, assets and headcount from Karakuri's latest Companies House filing — with year-on-year movement, free with a Winfred account.
Categories
Founders

Barney Wragg
CEO and co-founder
Barney brings chief executive experience from Unit1 Studio, Karakuri, and LW Entertainment. He previously advised Silicon Catalyst.UK and operated as a freelance M&A and investment advisor.
LinkedIn
Simon Watt
Co-founder
Simon co-founded Karakuri and serves as an advisor to Mixcloud, following strategy and product growth roles at Orfium. He also acts as managing director at Swattco and previously held a non-executive directorship at the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society.
LinkedInInvestors
- £6.3M
- £7.0M
Funding history
The seed round was led by Ocado with participation from Hoxton Ventures, firstminute capital and Taylor Brothers.


