Company to accelerate growth and scale production to help farmers address increasing threat from herbicide-resistant weeds
SEATTLE–(WIRE PERNIAGAAN) -Robotik Karbon, an agriculture robotics company, today announced it secured $27 million in Series B financing from Anthos Capital, Ignition Partners, Fuse Venture Capital, Voyager Capital, Bolt and Liquid2 Ventures to accelerate the company’s growth. The funding will be used to scale production of the company’s products, grow its engineering team, establish regional sales and support for customers across the U.S. and invest in the innovation of new products and technology. This latest round of financing brings the company’s overall funding to $36 million.
“The already demanding task of weeding has only gotten harder for farmers to manage as more herbicide-resistant weeds develop and the cost of herbicides increases”
“This investment further validates our mission to create tools that utilize technology to address farmers’ toughest problems,” said Paul Mikesell, CEO and founder of Carbon Robotics. “Weeding is one of the biggest challenges farmers face, especially with the rise of herbicide-resistant weeds and increasing interest in organic and regenerative methods. This round of investment will enable us to scale our operations to meet the increasing demand for this technology. Additionally, this funding will allow our team to continue to innovate new products and identify revolutionary ways to apply technology to agriculture.”
Brian Ames, managing director of Anthos Capital, added, “the team’s multi-disciplinary expertise encompassing advanced AI and ML, computer vision, and thermal energy, positions Carbon Robotics to be an important player in driving the agriculture technology revolution.”
Pada bulan April, Carbon Robotics mendedahkan Autonomous Weeder generasi akan datang, robot autonomi yang menggunakan laser berkuasa tinggi untuk membasmi rumpai melalui tenaga haba, tanpa mengganggu tanah. Robot itu membolehkan petani menggunakan lebih sedikit racun herba dan mengurangkan tenaga buruh untuk membuang tumbuhan yang tidak diingini sambil meningkatkan kebolehpercayaan dan kebolehramalan kos, hasil tanaman dan banyak lagi.
Dengan 263 spesies tahan racun herba merentasi 71 negara, syarikat itu telah melihat permintaan yang tinggi untuk produknya, mendapatkan sejumlah penanam marquee dan tempahan yang melebihi $20 juta. Ladang yang telah memesan unit rumpai laser termasuk Grimmway Farms, Carzalia Valley Produce, Mercer Ranches, Taylor Farms, Triangle Farms, Terranova Ranch, Bowles Farming Co, Braga Ranch, Duncan Family Farms dan Amigo Farms. Carbon Robotics telah menjual model 2021 dan 2022nya dan telah mula menerima tempahan untuk 2023.
"Robotik Karbon mempunyai kedudukan yang unik untuk menangani isu kritikal yang menjejaskan petani, termasuk peningkatan rumpai super dan pengurangan tenaga buruh yang ada," kata Erik Benson, pengarah urusan Voyager Capital. “Syarikat itu menjadikan teknologi canggih boleh diakses oleh petani, menyokong operasi perniagaan mereka dengan meningkatkan kecekapan dan kebolehpercayaan serta menawarkan kaedah mampan untuk menyokong pengurusan tanah mereka. Robotik Karbon pada asasnya mengubah cara petani merumput ladang dan berpotensi untuk menjadi Deere & Company milenium ini.”
Sebagai sebahagian daripada pembiayaan, Carbon Robotics mengalu-alukan Eric Scollard sebagai Penasihat Jualan Strategik untuk menyokong trajektori pertumbuhan agresif syarikat. Dalam peranannya, Scollard akan menumpukan pada membangunkan inisiatif pengembangan strategik yang akan membolehkan Robotik Karbon menskala pengedaran secara berkesan bagi Perumput Berautonomi dan produk masa hadapan. Scollard juga akan menyokong pembangunan pasukan jualan dan sokongan serantau. Semasa peranan eksekutifnya sebelum ini di ExtraHop, Isilon dan Qumulo, Scollard memacu pertumbuhan eksponen dalam hasil sambil membina organisasi jualan bertaraf dunia.
“The already demanding task of weeding has only gotten harder for farmers to manage as more herbicide-resistant weeds develop and the cost of herbicides increases,” said Cameron Borumand, general partner at FUSE. “Carbon Robotics has built a game-changing solution to solve one of the biggest problems in agriculture. Farmers have been innovative and resourceful in addressing this problem so far, but they deserve the best technology to help them execute one of the most important jobs in the world—putting food on people’s tables.”
ABOUT CARBON ROBOTICS
Carbon Robotics is pioneering the next revolution in agriculture through the deployment of innovative technology and hardware. Carbon Robotics’ first product, the Autonomous Weeder, is purpose built to tackle one of the industry’s biggest problems: weed control. By leveraging artificial intelligence and laser technology, Carbon Robotics’ revolutionary, high-precision approach improves crop yield, provides safer working conditions for farmers, reduces overall costs associated with modern farming, and creates sustainable paths to regenerative and organic produce. Carbon Robotics was founded in 2018 and is based in Seattle. For more information, visit: carbonrobotics.com.
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Christie Melby
Communiqué PR for Carbon Robotics
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