Last week at the Smart Kitchen Summit, fifteen startups reinventing the future of food and cooking came to Seattle to show off what they are working on.
Not only did company founders get on the main stage to compete in a timed three minute pitch session, but they also showed off their technology in the grand lobby of Benaroya Hall as part of our Startup Showcase happy hour event.
I had a blast walking around and talking to the founders as I tasted beer from a home beer fermentation appliance, munched on 3D printed popsicles and watched robots make crepes. I want to thank every startup that came to Seattle. It took lots of hard work and effort to participate in the Smart Kitchen Summit and we here at the Spoon and Smart Kitchen Summit appreciate it.
Below is a slide show with some of my favorite pics from the day.
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- The judges listen to the startup pitches
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- Michael Wolf kicking off the pitch session for the Startup Showcase
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- The finalists wait for their time backstage during the pitch session
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- Valerie Song of AVA during pitch session
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- Inventor of Morirobo crepe robot, Hirofumi Mori, talking about company with help of translator
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- Happy hour at the Smart Kitchen Summit
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- Jake Miller and Hanna McPhee show off the Stagg EKG electric pour over kettle
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- The Drip pour over coffee robot from Bubble Lab
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- Tasting beer from HOPii
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- Gammachef came from Croatia to show off their cooking robot
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- Pixsweet makes 3D printed popsicles
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- Morirobo is a crepe making robot from Japan
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- The Chime chai tea maker
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- PantryChic cofounder Chris Lee talks about the next-generation food storage system
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- Loki founder Jeremy Hammer talks about the company’s connect BBQ thermometer
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- Alex Burdine talking about smart kitchen food management system FreshFridge
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- Kitchbot CEO Xavier Lu talks about his retrofit kitchen management system
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- At the table for vertical food grow system Verdical
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- The view of the Startup Showcase from up above
