[Korean Startup Weekly News #2] Aniai Secures $12M in Pre-Series A Funding for Robotics Kitchen Expansion

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Aniai Secures $12M in Pre-Series A Funding for Robotics Kitchen Expansion
Aniai, a Korean robotics kitchen startup, raises $12M in pre-Series A funding, expanding its burger-cooking robot ‘Alpha Grill’ in South Korea and the U.S. Robotics News

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