Assaf Pashut

Assaf is the CEO and founder of Chefee Robotics, an Austin-based startup aiming to bring robotic chefs to millions of homes. After 3 years of R&D, his company gained interest from large players including Sony, Samsung, and Kevin O'Leary, as well as media coverage from ABC and Israel's two largest news shows.

In his pre-Covid life, Assaf founded and spearheaded a plant-based restaurant chain to over $7M in lifetime sales. He is also proficient in five languages and four musical instruments, and has a BA in Cognitive Neuroscience from UC Berkeley.