Manna raises $1.25M seed to scale its autonomous coffee kiosks
What's the deal? Manna, an autonomous coffee kiosk startup founded in 2025, is raising a $1.25 million seed round at a $15 million pre-money valuation. The round remains open, with 119 investors having contributed more than $300,000 so far.
What's the endgame? Manna sells autonomous coffee kiosks and runs a Platform-as-a-Service model for operators and brands that want unattended coffee locations without building their own technology. It has sold more than 100 kiosks across 16 states.
Where does the money go? The financing will support technology development, deployment capacity, and a pipeline of more than 500 potential locations. Targets include offices, residential properties, healthcare facilities, universities, and sports arenas.
At the core is Manna's Co:llective AI Digital Twin platform, which handles kiosk telemetry, payment reconciliation, replenishment logistics, and marketing. The company says this lets a small team manage a geographically dispersed network.
By the numbers: Manna reported a $513,000 backlog of customer-paid orders awaiting fulfillment. Revenue comes from equipment and implementation fees, recurring software and licensing, ingredients, payments, and co-branding programs.
The signal: At $1.25 million, Manna's round sits in the lower tier of seed deals by size — roughly the 30th percentile. But it lands as automated retail draws steady investor interest, with peers like Unity CoffeeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and XMAIDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → chasing the same unattended-coffee market.
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