What Kikleo does

Kikleo is a French foodtech startup, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Villeurbanne (Lyon) with a Paris office, that develops AI and computer vision technology to measure and reduce food waste in professional collective kitchens. The company builds a modular hardware-software product suite: Scan Convoyeur (an AI camera mounted on conveyor belt dish-return systems that identifies and quantifies uneaten food per item), Borne Convive (a self-service terminal measuring plate waste in non-conveyor dining halls), and Borne Cuisine (a connected kitchen scale for production and overproduction waste). All devices feed a web-based analytics platform that delivers real-time dashboards, economic loss visibility, environmental impact metrics, and personalized action plans for kitchen operators.

The company's stated outcomes include 20–50% food waste reduction for customers, 400,000 meals saved annually, €2 million in restaurant cost savings, 1,000 tonnes of CO2 avoided, and 800 million liters of water conserved. As of 2025, the solution is deployed across 250 restaurants daily in France, Europe, and the United States. Customer logos span education (INSA Lyon, Crous Barrois, Lycée Cibeins), healthcare (Hôpital Foch), and large enterprise food service (Compass Group, IKEA, Suez).

Kikleo monetizes through a combination of SaaS platform subscriptions, hardware device sales (cameras, terminals, scales), and professional services (implementation, training, periodic analyses). The go-to-market is B2B enterprise field sales targeting large collective catering establishments, supplemented by an online diagnostic tool that generates inbound leads. Pricing is quote-based with annual billing cadence. The company has raised €5 million across two rounds (€1.5M seed in November 2023, €3.5M Series A in October 2025) from investors including Avelana, Newfund, Good Only Ventures, and Bpifrance. It operates a team of approximately 30 people led by co-founders Martin d'Agay (CEO) and Vincent Garcia (COO).

Name

Kikleo

Legal name

Kikleo SAS

Website

https://kikleo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kikleo is a French AI and computer vision startup that helps collective and professional restaurants measure and reduce food waste through cameras, connected scales, and analytics software. Its solutions are deployed across 250 restaurants in education, healthcare, corporate, and enterprise catering across France, Europe, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Waste Management Software

NAICS

Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing (311520), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111), All Other Consumer Goods Rental (532289)

SIC

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (2024), Refuse Systems (4953), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Operational/Real-Time BI & Streaming Analytics (HDAEAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bubble Waffle, Crepe & Specialty Dessert Kiosks (THAFAGAK)

Keywords

• Food waste monitoring
• Restaurant analytics software
• AI kitchen solutions
• Smart waste measurement
• Sustainable catering technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Kikleo operates on a subscription model for their connected platform and analytics dashboard. Customers pay recurring fees to access real-time food waste tracking, reporting, and action plan features.
2. Hardware Devices: Sale of hardware equipment including Scan Convoyeur cameras, Borne Convive terminals, and Borne Cuisine connected scales. These devices work in conjunction with the SaaS platform.
3. Professional Services: Implementation support and personalized coaching services including team training, periodic analyses, and customized support based on establishment needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kikleo sells an AI and computer vision-powered food waste measurement and analytics solution for professional kitchens and collective restaurants. Its offering combines three hardware devices (Scan Convoyeur camera, Borne Convive dining terminal, Borne Cuisine connected scale) with a connected SaaS dashboard that automatically quantifies food waste in both dining and kitchen areas, then delivers real-time analytics on economic loss, environmental impact, and personalized reduction action plans.

Product overview

Kikleo is a food waste prevention solution for professional kitchens, consisting of a modular hardware and software ecosystem built around a central web platform. The product suite includes three complementary measurement tools: Scan Convoyeur for conveyor-belt restaurants, Borne Convive for dining hall waste analysis, and Borne Cuisine for kitchen production waste tracking. All devices connect to a unified web dashboard that provides real-time analytics, economic impact tracking, and personalized action plans. The company also offers educational resources including white papers and awareness materials to support customers in their anti-food waste initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scan Convoyeur: An intelligent camera system that automatically measures the quantity of food left on trays or plates at the end of meals, designed for restaurants equipped with a conveyor belt.
• Borne Convive
• Borne Cuisine
• Kikleo Platform

Products and services

• Scan Convoyeur An intelligent AI-powered camera system installed on conveyor belts in restaurants that automatically detects, identifies, and estimates the quantity of each food item left on customer trays or plates at the end of meals. It is designed for collective restaurants and cafeteria operators equipped with conveyor-belt service.
• Borne Convive A self-service terminal installed upstream of dishwashing areas in any type of restaurant that automatically measures the quantity of each food item left on trays or plates by diners. It includes an adaptive awareness and sensitization pathway to engage customers in waste reduction.
• Borne Cuisine A connected scale system installed in kitchens that automates and digitizes the weighing process to diagnose production and overproduction food waste without requiring effort from kitchen teams. It differentiates all food typologies automatically in under one second, with optional AI camera integration for semi-automated tracking.
• Kikleo Platform A connected web-based SaaS dashboard that provides real-time tracking of restaurant food waste, visibility into economic losses, customizable data views, personalized action plans, and environmental impact monitoring (CO2 and water) for collective restaurant operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20-50% reduction in food waste
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and minor.

• Station FsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerStartup accelerator ecosystem supporting Kikleo in its development and growth journey.
• ESSEC VenturessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness school incubator program supporting startups from ESSEC Business School ecosystem.
• ADEMEsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Agency for Ecological Transition providing support and validation for food waste reduction initiatives.
• French TechsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Tech initiative supporting French tech startups with growth and international expansion.
• INSA LyonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with INSA Lyon engineering school for technology development and student involvement in food waste reduction projects.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Orbisk: Orbisk is a Netherlands-based AI food waste monitoring startup using computer vision to measure plate waste in professional kitchens — a direct European competitor with overlapping technology and target customers.
• Winnow Solutions: Winnow is a UK-based AI food waste measurement company serving professional kitchens globally with cameras, scales, and analytics — the most direct global competitor to Kikleo in the same collective-restaurant and hospitality segments.
• Leanpath: Leanpath is a US-based food waste prevention platform combining connected scales and analytics for foodservice operators, directly comparable in product offering and customer base to Kikleo.
• Kitro: Kitro is a Swiss food waste measurement company focused on hospitality and contract catering, using automated weighing and analytics — closely comparable to Kikleo's Borne Cuisine and Scan Convoyeur products.
• Lumitics: Lumitics is a Singapore-headquartered AI food waste analytics company using computer vision for commercial kitchens, comparable to Kikleo in both technology stack (vision-based measurement) and target customer segments.

Emerging players

• Too Good To Go: Too Good To Go is a marketplace app connecting restaurants with consumers to rescue surplus food. It addresses food waste from a different angle (redistribution vs. measurement) but competes for the same sustainability budgets at foodservice operators.
• Phenix: Phenix is a French food waste prevention company operating both redistribution and measurement solutions for retail and foodservice, partially overlapping with Kikleo in collective restaurants and corporate cafeterias.
• Olio: Olio is a food-sharing app with a B2B food waste solution targeting retailers and hospitality. While its core is redistribution, it intersects with Kikleo's customers around corporate sustainability reporting.
• Spoiler Alert: Spoiler Alert is a US-based B2B software platform for food manufacturers and distributors to manage unsold inventory and food waste — adjacent to Kikleo in targeting food waste operations at enterprise level.

Regional players

• WiseWorks: WiseWorks is a European sustainability and waste management technology provider with food waste measurement capabilities for hospitality and catering — a comparable but more regional peer in the same collective-restaurant segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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