VisioLab Raises
$11M Series A to Scale
AI-Powered
Self-Checkout
Across U.S. Sports Venues and Global Food Service
PORTFOLIO NEWS VisioLab, a pioneer in AI-powered visual self-checkout for food service, today announced the close of its $11 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by eCAPITAL and Simon Capital, with continued participation from existing investors High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), zwei.7 and Heartfelt (formerly APX).
The funding positions VisioLab for its next phase of global expansion – building on stadium-wide deployments at the Orlando Magic’s Kia Center and Inter Miami CF’s Nu Stadium – while launching a fully integrated all-in-one checkout and payment platform for food service operators.
VisioLab’s iPad-based checkout system uses real-time edge AI to identify packaged and unpackaged food items at the point of sale, eliminating barcode scanning and reducing average transaction times by up to 70% based on operator-reported data. Unlike camera-array or overhead-sensor approaches, the system requires no venue infrastructure modifications and can be deployed by existing staff in 10 minutes. It is already operational across corporate dining, higher education, and professional sports venues in Europe and the United States, with initial deployments in Asia-Pacific.
Landmark Venue Deployments
VisioLab has secured a series of high-profile partnerships that mark an inflection point for AI checkout adoption in live sports and entertainment:
Orlando Magic – Kia Center: A stadium-wide rollout of 43 VisioLab units, operated by Levy, making the Kia Center one of the most comprehensively AI-enabled food service venues in professional sports.
Inter Miami CF – Nu Stadium: 30 units deployed in partnership with Delaware North as part of the food service technology infrastructure at Inter Miami’s new purpose-built stadium.
Atlanta Falcons & Atlanta United – Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Deployment with Levy at one of the NFL’s flagship venues, home to both the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United of Major League Soccer. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a designated FIFA World Cup 2026™ host venue.
Carolina Panthers & Charlotte FC – Bank of America Stadium: Expanding VisioLab’s NFL and MLS presence at the home of the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC in Charlotte, North Carolina, together with Levy.
These deployments join an existing operator base that includes Compass Group/Levy, Aramark, and Delaware North, with additional venues at the University of Central Florida, Clemson University, Vegas Golden Knights’ T-Mobile Arena, and the Minnesota Wild’s Grand Casino Arena.
All-in-One Checkout: From Item Recognition to Payment
Alongside the funding round, VisioLab ist launching a fully integrated checkout-to-payment platform that combines AI-powered item recognition, point-of-sale software, and payment processing in a single system. By embedding payment acceptance directly into the checkout flow, VisioLab eliminates the need for operators to source and integrate separate payment terminals – reducing hardware complexity, lowering total cost of ownership, and delivering a seamless experience for both staff and guests.
The all-in-one platform is complemented by a new B2B e-commerce channel that enables operators to configure and order VisioLab systems directly online, streamlining procurement for multi-site rollouts.
Series A Positions VisioLab for Accelerated Scale
The $11 million round positions VisioLab to deepen its presence across its four core verticals: Sports & Entertainment, Business & Industry, Higher Education, and Travel & Leisure. The company is actively hiring across engineering, product, sales, and operations, with approximately 15 open positions at its headquarters in Osnabrueck, Germany and its U.S. office in Boston. Open roles are listed at visiolab.io/careers.
The food service industry doesn’t need another point solution – it needs a new standard for how checkout works. With this round, we’re delivering exactly that: a single system that handles everything from item recognition to payment, deployed on an iPad, with no infrastructure changes required. That’s what building a category looks like.
Tim Niekamp, CEO and Co-Founder, VisioLab
The U.S. sports and entertainment market is the toughest proving ground in food service – peak volume, zero margin for error. We’re now live across NFL, NBA, MLS, and NHL venues and major NCAA programs with the largest food service operators in North America. That’s the market choosing a new standard.
Iwo Gernemann, Co-Founder and President, VisioLab
VisioLab stands out for turning a complex operational challenge into a simple, scalable product. Their ability to drive real ROI for operators while expanding across demanding, high-throughput environments like U.S. stadiums convinced us. We believe they are building a durable platform at the intersection of AI and physical commerce.
Lucas Merle, Partner, eCAPITAL
About eCAPITAL
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