Invention / kitchens / everyday life
On2Cook: The Journey
From an idea in the lab to a connected cooking platform.
The engineering, people and milestones behind commercial cooking, the home-product roadmap and On2Cook.AI.
Read the executive summaryExecutive summary
One invention.
Three connected opportunities.
On2Cook began with a physical question: how could complementary energy sources cook food together in one system? Years of prototypes and patent work turned that idea into a programmable cooking platform. Commercial kitchens became the first proving ground for recipes, operating routines, manufacturing and support.
The next chapter extends that foundation in two directions: purpose-built products for home kitchens, and On2Cook.AI, a food companion that can help people discover recipes, understand their food and plan meals even without owning a device. Hardware, consumer experience and food intelligence share a direction, but have different readiness gates.
Prove it in real kitchens
Hybrid cooking hardware, standardised recipes, chef demonstrations, multi-city deployment and the service ecosystem form the B2B foundation. Antunes co-development and manufacturing work extend the product pathway.
The commercial platformMake the everyday meal easier
Early residential trials in India and China lead into India-focused app-led and premium-global home-product development. Partner economics, usability, cost, certification and after-sales support remain launch gates.
The consumer directionStart with the food, not the device
Recipe discovery, personal collections, meal planning, food preferences and a diary create a useful consumer entry point. Reviewed food data can add nutrition context; automated adaptation and device execution require separate validation.
The platform storyThe timeline
A decade of making.
A broader horizon.
Grant dates are checked against patent publications. Historical operating figures and product milestones retain their company-source labels.
24 milestones / All chapters
- 2011-15
The invention takes shape
EngineeringInventIndia R&D and the first five prototypes
Early cooking-apparatus research moves through V1-V5, testing how different heat sources can work together.
Milestone details
The supplied timeline shows prototypes dated 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, followed by V5. It reports Rs 5 crore of founder-led investment across 2011-2018. This is the invention and InventIndia development period, not the incorporation date of On2Cook India Private Limited.
Company timeline
Design-process archive - 2016
The first US grant
PatentsUS 9,402,511 granted
A foundational cooking-apparatus patent is granted on 2 August 2016.
Milestone details
The grant date belongs to the B2 patent publication, distinct from the earlier priority and filing dates. This chronology records the grant event, not a legal opinion on current claim scope.
Patent publicationUS9402511B2
US9402511B2 - 2017
Continued prototype engineering
EngineeringPrototype V6
The mechanism and product configuration continue to evolve through another engineering iteration.
Milestone details
V6 remains in 2017 as shown in the company timeline. US 10,022,021 has been moved out of this year: its grant publication is dated 17 July 2018.
Company timeline; corrected patent placement - 2018
Protection and a more refined product
PatentsUK GB2498916 granted
The UK cooking-apparatus grant is published on 25 April 2018.
Milestone details
The source timeline also places the RISE conference showcase and prototype V7 in this period, extending the product's international exposure.
Patent publication and company timelineGB2498916BUK / US family illustration PatentsUS 10,022,021 granted
The second US cooking-apparatus grant is published on 17 July 2018, correcting the source graphic's 2017 placement.
Milestone details
This is a date correction, not a new patent milestone. Filing, allowance and grant publication are different events; the timeline consistently uses the grant publication date.
Date correctedUS10022021B2
US10022021B2 / Fig. 1B - 2019-20
From prototypes to kitchen validation
B2CResidential and chef-led trials
V8 and V9 lead into a refined prototype, with residential validation in India and China and trials with chefs.
Milestone details
The original timeline places the first refined prototype in 2019 and V9 in 2020. These early home-use trials are an important B2C foundation; they are not evidence of a mass-market consumer launch.
Company timelineBusinessBrinc and Artesian acceleration
The company reports USD 80,000 of accelerator investment and participation in the Hong Kong food-technology accelerator.
Milestone details
The timeline places this block alongside 2020, while the investor fundraising history dates the accelerator round to 2019. A 2019-2020 window is retained until the transaction or cohort date is confirmed. The same period includes HKSTP Elevator Pitch Top 20, Women Power PITCHPOWER recognition and an IDA design-award entry.
Date range; exact year needs confirmationBrinc portfolio - 2021
Design recognition and stronger IP
RecognitionInternational design and invention recognition
iF Design, European Product Design and British Invention Show Diamond recognition build visibility around the hybrid cooking concept.
Milestone details
The source groups these recognitions in 2021. The British Invention Show entry is described as International Invention of the Year. Awards recognise the submitted product or concept; they do not establish regulatory certification or universal cooking-performance claims.
Company timeline and founder award historyFounder award history
iF Design Award / 2021 PatentsUS 11,096,526 granted
The adaptable cooking-apparatus patent is granted on 24 August 2021. The company timeline also records Indian patent 362899.
Milestone details
The US grant date is independently traceable to the patent publication. The Indian grant is retained as a company-reported milestone; exact Indian grant dates are not inferred from the placement of a number on a slide.
US patent date checked; India company-reportedUS11096526B2
US11096526B2 - 2022
A company and a production pathway
BusinessOn2Cook India incorporated; seed round
On2Cook India Private Limited is established. The company reports a Rs 25 crore seed round at a Rs 105 crore post-money valuation.
Milestone details
The supplied investor history dates the seed round to September 2022 and links the proceeds to tooling, the production facility and an initial manufacturing batch. These historical financing figures are company-reported, not a statement of current valuation.
Company timeline and investor historyEngineeringCES, Shark Tank India and prototype V10
CES Las Vegas and Shark Tank India Season 1 introduce the product to wider audiences while tooling and app alpha testing begin.
Milestone details
The timeline also records the Gujarat and national Building Next Unicorn conclaves. The later USA mission is grouped across 2022-2023 because the source graphic and founder history use different years. Public exposure is separate from commercial availability.
Company timeline; mission year needs confirmation
NICE Awards / CES 2022 PatentsUS 11,297,981 granted
The multifunctional food-processor patent is granted on 12 April 2022.
Milestone details
The patent title and date are retained as recorded in the grant publication; the entry does not imply that every patented function is deployed in the current product.
Patent publicationUS11297981B2
US11297981B2 - 2023
Commercial cooking becomes the proving ground
BusinessProduction V1 and the first manufacturing batch
The company timeline reports production of the first 500 devices, initial deployment of 50 units across 10+ brands, and an assembly line.
Milestone details
The 30,000 sq ft office and development infrastructure supports engineering, assembly and chef-led trials. The first 500 devices refers to a production batch, not 500 independently verified customer installations. The year also includes DGEMS Select 200 and regional Best Emerging Food Tech recognition at the Food Connoisseurs convention.
Historical company-reported production and deployment
Manufacturing archive PatentsEP3820340 granted; India 445983 reported
The European grant publication is dated 16 August 2023, alongside further Indian protection recorded in the source.
Milestone details
The source lists UK, France and Germany in connection with EP3820340. European grant and national validation are distinct events, so this page does not assume every national validation occurred on the grant date.
EP grant date checked; national coverage company-reportedEP3820340B1
EP3820340B1 - 2024
A broader culinary and service ecosystem
BusinessProduction V2, demonstrations and multi-city support
The source reports 350+ devices, 80+ brands and more than 1,000 live virtual or physical demonstrations, with setup and chef training.
Milestone details
The same source shows a Recipe Finder snapshot with 522 recipes. These are historical figures from that stage, not live counters. CIA, FCIC, CII intellectual-property, NRAI membership, Restaurant Awards kitchen innovation and International Chef Awards recognition are recorded in the 2024 block.
Historical company timeline snapshot
Demonstration archive PatentsEP3830487 granted; India and Russia portfolio grows
EP3830487's grant publication is dated 21 August 2024. The company records India 527767 and Russia 2819257 / 2819256 in this period.
Milestone details
France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain are listed in the company brief for the European family. The entry preserves the distinction between a European grant, national validation and present-day enforceability.
EP grant date checked; other jurisdictions company-reportedEP3830487B1
EP3830487B1 - 2025
Recognition, partners and export readiness
RecognitionGerman Innovation Award and wider recognition
On2Cook receives German Innovation Award recognition in Retail & Trade Solutions, with further IP, design and Make in India recognition recorded in the brief.
Milestone details
The supplied timeline lists Best Make in India - Novelty, the 11th CII Industrial IPR Awards Top 50 IP-Driven Organisations, and IADA Platinum recognition in Smart Technologies & IoT and Home Appliances & Electronics. Russian patent RU2842232 and CE conformity are also reported for 2025. CE is not a BIS or UL approval.
Award organiser; remaining items company-reportedGerman Innovation Award entry
German Innovation Award / 2025 BusinessAntunes co-development partnership
The company reports USD 1.43 million of non-dilutive co-development funding and work on larger units, egg poachers and steamers.
Milestone details
This is a partnership and product-development milestone, not proof that all co-developed products are already available for sale. The Pre-Series A target has since been updated to Rs 30 crore, with Rs 9.6 crore closed and Rs 20.38 crore allocated for deployment, as confirmed by the company on 29 October 2026. The target is not presented as fully closed funding.
Company timeline; round figures updated 29 October 2026 - 2026
Three connected directions
BusinessContract manufacturing and international development
The company timeline records an Antunes India manufacturing partnership and UK / US market-entry activity.
Milestone details
The source associates international entry with Haldiram's, but does not provide shipment or customer-acceptance dates. Those are described as market-entry activity rather than completed country launches. BIS (India) and UL (USA) remain in progress in the supplied brief; completion requires current certificates.
Company-reported; certification and launch gates remain
Production development BusinessCM-YUVA entrepreneurship collaboration
On2Cook presents its franchise model under Uttar Pradesh's CM-YUVA initiative on 10 February 2026.
Milestone details
The programme's own post dates the presentation. The company timeline's ambition to enable 10,000 food businesses is a target, not a count of businesses already created or a guaranteed government order.
Programme post; target clarifiedCM-YUVA programme announcementRecognitionTokyo Design Awards Gold
On2Cook is listed as a 2026 Gold winner for its Hybrid Energy Cooking System.
Milestone details
The official winner page names InventIndia Innovations as entrant and On2Cook India as client. This places the award in 2026; no precise award ceremony date is inferred.
Award organiserTokyo Design Awards winnerB2CIndia and premium-global B2C development
Dedicated home-product work extends the commercial platform into app-led India and premium international consumer concepts.
Milestone details
Company roadmap material describes an India home prototype and a premium global path, with partner selection, cost engineering, consumer testing, certification and service readiness as gates. Proposed crowdfunding and future retail launches remain plans; there is no confirmed public B2C launch date in the supplied timeline.
Product-development milestone; launch not confirmedCook AIOn2Cook.AI: useful before owning a device
Recipe discovery, personal recipe collections, meal planning, food preferences and meal logging form the consumer-facing digital companion.
Milestone details
The web companion supports people cooking in their existing kitchens. On2Cook owners have a separate device-program ecosystem. A saved web recipe or meal-plan serving count is not automatically a validated cooker program or a remote start command.
Current web companionExplore the consumer app
On2Cook.AI / recipe library Cook AIOctober: a shared food-intelligence foundation
The 2026.10.03.1 food release contains 4,458 food/form records; the 19 October check found 633 catalog records, including 588 public recipes.
Milestone details
63 food calorie values remain unresolved. The web catalog accepts the NoCodeBackend delivery source and shows recipe-sync evidence separately from nutrition verification. Ingredient mappings, units, food states, measured yield and servings still need review before recipe-specific calorie totals can be published. These counts are dated snapshots, not launch or adoption figures.
Backend snapshot checked 19 October 2026Data & sync status
The next everyday chapter
A place in more kitchens.
A role in more people's lives.
B2C is more than a smaller appliance. It brings the home product, food experience, recipes and support into the same conversation.
The home-product pathway
India-focused app-led and premium international concepts build on earlier residential testing. The next milestones are partner-led product readiness and a supported consumer launch. A confirmed retail availability date is not established by the supplied timeline.
- Consumer testing and a clear product brief
- Partner agreement, cost engineering and manufacturing readiness
- Market-specific certification, approved recipes and service coverage
The On2Cook.AI pathway
Begin with recipe discovery, a personal library, food context and a practical weekly plan. This entry point serves device owners and people cooking in their existing kitchens.
- October 2026: shared library and food-reference foundation
- Next: reviewed ingredient mappings, yields and servings
- Later: validated adaptation, subscriptions and connected execution
The meal is the common thread
Discover. Understand. Plan. Cook.
A recipe can be useful before it becomes a device program. Personal food goals need reviewed nutrition; physical cooking needs a compatible product and an approved process.
Explore the recipe library