Moto Pizza started in 2021 as a pandemic pivot — a 500-square-foot shop in West Seattle, under $60K in startup costs, and a sourdough starter named Betty that's over 100 years old. It went viral overnight and never looked back.
Today Moto is one of the fastest-growing pizza concepts in the Pacific Northwest, with locations across Seattle, Edmonds, Bellingham, Bellevue, and a stand inside T-Mobile Park. Yelp ranked Moto #41 on its list of the 100 best pizza restaurants in the U.S. Eater Seattle called it the best pizza in the city.
What sets Moto apart isn't just the Detroit-style pies or the odd, rotating toppings — it's the robots. Founder Lee Kindell has deployed Picnic pizza automation across his kitchens, enabling one person to produce at stadium scale, and is actively exploring drone delivery and beyond. At stadiums, the Picnic system enables one person to make 1,000 pizzas every three hours.
Moto is proof that craft and automation aren't opposites. It's just the most delicious robotics company in Seattle.