Bottom line
- Total investment $91K – $146K including a $39K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Brooklyn Robot Foundry unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
64%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Brooklyn Robot Foundry franchisees operate STEM education centers teaching robotics and coding to children, likely through after-school programs, camps, and workshops. Day-to-day operations include curriculum delivery, student enrollment management, instructor oversight, facility maintenance, and marketing within their protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 5 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage STEM education franchise with explosive growth metrics but zero financial transparency, creating substantial unit economics and viability uncertainty.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 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
- 04MINORWide investment range ($55k spread) indicates inconsistent startup costs and unclear fee structure
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosed is positive, but small system size limits statistical relevance
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Brooklyn Robot Foundry · FDD (2025) PDF