Brooklyn Robot Foundry Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $91K – $146K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Brooklyn Robot Foundry is a children's STEAM education franchise teaching robot-building and coding through classes and camps. Franchisees run local programs, managing instructors, curriculum, and enrollment.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Brooklyn Robot Foundry franchise requires a total initial investment of $91K – $146K, including a $39K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $91K – $146K
- 28th pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subsetProjection
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 21st pct Education
- Units
- 10
- 28th pct Education
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Education · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Education median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $91K – $146K including a $39K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports operational metrics rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 54/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +6 franchised outlets in the latest year (6 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports operational metrics rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Brooklyn Robot Foundry Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Worldwide Brooklyn Robot Foundry, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2025 FDD
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Jennifer Young
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 98 4th Street, Suite 106, Brooklyn, NY 11231
- Auditor
- Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $119K
- vs $31K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jennifer Young
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 4
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 39% below the typical education franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown10 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $39K | $39K | |
| Initial Inventory | $8K | $10K | |
| Launch Advertising | $6K | $6K | |
| Office Equipment | $6K | $9K | |
| Management System | $2K | $4K | |
| Initial Training Expenses | $3K | $12K | |
| Licenses, Permits and Professional Fees | $1K | $2K | |
| Insurance | $3K | $8K | |
| Rent and Deposit | $4K | $6K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $20K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $91K | $146K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $91K – $146K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $39K – $39K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 3.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.0% |
| Technology fee | $750 |
| Transfer fee | $3K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Inventory (initial) | $8K – $10K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Brooklyn Robot Foundry is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Brooklyn Robot Foundry unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Not a revenue figure
- Item 19 type
- operational metrics
- Sample size
- 6
- vs category median 16 · small
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
Compared against 204 Education brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% (near the Education median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports operational metrics rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +200.0% over 3 years (6 opened, 0 closed).
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Education medians
How Brooklyn Robot Foundry Compares
Category median of published Education brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 10
- Opened
- 6
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 90%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +200.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 7
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
10 current owners across 4 states.
- NY 7
- CT 1
- NJ 1
- PA 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Total revenues for FY2024 of $119,049 comprised franchise fees $81,125, royalties $26,612, and marketing fee revenue $11,312 (FY2023: $30,721; FY2022: $0). Audited by Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNo average unit revenue or net income disclosed (Item 19 missing) — impossible to assess ROI on $90k-$146k investment
- 02MINORExplosive 200% YoY growth with only 10 units suggests very early-stage system with unproven unit economics and high failure risk
- 03MINORMonthly royalty minimums ($240-$1,440 starting Month 7) create fixed cost burden regardless of revenue — franchisee must generate $3,429-$20,571 monthly revenue just to break even on royalties
- 04MEDNo litigation disclosed is positive, but small system size limits statistical relevance
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 1 year |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | County where franchisor's then-current headquarters are located (Brooklyn/Kings County, NY) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | State where Business is located |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 127 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Brooklyn, NY (headquarters) and/or online, or another location designated by franchisor
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee (franchisor does not assist with site selection or lease negotiation)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Management System (proprietary + QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, WhenIWork, Slack)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Management System (proprietary + QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp, WhenIWork, Slack)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
10 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Brooklyn Robot Foundry franchise?
The total investment to open a Brooklyn Robot Foundry franchise ranges from $91K – $146K, with an initial franchise fee of $39K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Brooklyn Robot Foundry franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Brooklyn Robot Foundry FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Brooklyn Robot Foundry?
Brooklyn Robot Foundry is franchised by Brooklyn Robot Foundry Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is Worldwide Brooklyn Robot Foundry, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Brooklyn Robot Foundry FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Brooklyn Robot Foundry FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Brooklyn Robot Foundry's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Brooklyn Robot Foundry (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Brooklyn Robot Foundry franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Brooklyn Robot Foundry has 10 total units in the United States, including 9 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 6 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Brooklyn Robot Foundry a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Brooklyn Robot Foundry as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 54 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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