Series A + Innovate UK grant (2022-2023) — · Octopus Ventures, Innovate UK (£1.1M co-investment grant)
AREA-H Defra/Innovate UK project (2023-12) — · Innovate UK / UKRI / Defra
Website: https://dogtooth.tech
Org notes: Cambridge-based (Haslingfield, South Cambridgeshire). £7M Series A + £1.1M Innovate UK co-investment grant. 50+ robots deployed commercially in UK, Europe, and Australia. Part of Defra AREA-H Farming Innovation Programme (Dec 2023). Ongoing commercial deployment.
Project notes: Gen5 robot; 10 customer sites over 10 seasons; near-human visual acuity; UK and Australia markets
Commercial status: Active commercial operations in California strawberry fields; expanding to apple harvesting
Funding (project record): Series A $7.5M; Series B $25M; strategic investment from Kubota and Yamaha
Org founded: 2018
Org status: active
Funding rounds:
Series A (2019) $7,500,000 · Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Kubota, Catapult Ventures, Impact Venture Capital
Series B (2021) $25,000,000 · Catapult Ventures, Yamaha Motor Ventures, Kubota, CNH Industrial
Series B extension (2023-10-03) — ·
Website: https://advancedfarminc.com
Org notes: CA-based. TX Robotic Strawberry Harvester for in-soil beds. $34.2M total raised (as of 2023). Yamaha and Kubota are strategic investors. Series B extension Oct 2023 (amount undisclosed). Active and expanding. [Merged 1 dup record(s) by main_controller dedup pass.]
Project notes: Cross-reference: apple crop worker should use same project_id. TX Robotic designed for in-soil California-style beds. Strawberry remains primary but apple expansion noted.
Project notes: Multi-crop system — cross-reference required. Alpha-Bot commercial platform with Darwin (Italy/Spain). 8+ patents per CEO Yaniv Maor (specific numbers unconfirmed). Evidence level A (official) + B (me
Commercial status: UNVERIFIED: claimed deployment in Russia, Europe, China
Funding (project record): unknown
Org founded: None
Org status: unknown
Org notes: Auto-merged from project inventory data by main_controller. Pending detailed enrichment in R2X company_funding 2nd pass. Discovered via crop workers in round 1.
Project notes: SOURCE IS THIRD-PARTY COMPARISON SITE. Needs primary source verification. Distributed via Leobotics platform. 24/7 operation claimed.
Commercial status: Selling premium Omakase Berry at Wegmans, Whole Foods; acquired Tortuga AgTech IP in 2024
Funding (project record): $150M Series C (2025-05, first close); prior rounds unknown total
Org founded: None
Org status: unknown
Org notes: Auto-merged from project inventory data by main_controller. Pending detailed enrichment in R2X company_funding 2nd pass. Discovered via crop workers in round 1.
Project notes: Yaskawa Robotics strategic partner. Goal: 98% harvesting accuracy 24/7 by end of 2024. Premium brand positioning.
Stage: stage_8_commercial_limited · status: active
Latest evidence year: 2026
Commercial status: Early commercial deployment started 2026 with Growers United; covers tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers
Funding (project record): €20M+ total; €10M Series A closed November 2025 (lead: Check24 Impact; EIC Fund, Navus Ventures, Oost NL)
Project notes: WUR spin-off by Ruud Barth and Bart van Tuijl (former WUR cucumber/pepper robot researchers). Unique 'plant comes to robot' approach. Cross-reference with tomato and pepper worker files - multi-crop p
Commercial status: commercial-deployed; expanding to Netherlands and US
Funding (project record): Series A $17.5M CAD (2023), Series B $40M CAD (July 2025). Investors: Astanor, Cibus Capital, Voyager Capital, InBC, Emmertech, BDC Industrial Innovation Fund, Jim Richardson Family Office, Stray Dog Capital, Seraph Group
Org founded: None
Org status: unknown
Org notes: Auto-imported from R2D by main_controller.
Project notes: CEO Sean O'Connor; original founder Mike Boudreau. Founded as TechBrew Robotics pre-2020, pivoted to mushroom robotics ~2019-2020, rebranded 4AG Robotics 2023. Picks, trims, and packs. Retrofits to st
Project notes: Founded by Murray Good (Ontario mushroom farmer). Partnered with Christiaens Group BV (global largest mushroom equipment supplier). Phase 1 at South Mill Champs from July 2025 (scanning+pointing farm-
Commercial status: First commercial contract in Korea; 2025-12 to 2026-05 with Jeonbuk strawberry farm
Funding (project record): Korea TIPS (중소벤처기업부) government program
Org founded: None
Org status: unknown
Org notes: Auto-merged from project inventory data by main_controller. Pending detailed enrichment in R2X company_funding 2nd pass. Discovered via crop workers in round 1.
Project notes: Physical AI based; fully automated tray swap, robot charging, night operation. Declared Korea's first commercial supply of strawberry harvesting robot.
Commercial status: commercial pilot deployments in CA, Italy, Chile; scaling up
Funding (project record): $33.9M total: Series A + $20M Series B (Kubota, Forbon, AgFunder) + $18M Series C (Sound Media Ventures, Maverick Ventures Israel, Kubota, AgFunder, OurCrowd)
Org founded: 2017
Org status: unknown
Funding rounds:
Series B (2020-10-27) $20,000,000 · Kubota, Forbon, Maverick Ventures Israel, OurCrowd, AgFunder
Grant (2021-01-28) $2,500,000 · Israel Innovation Authority
Series B-II (2021-06-23) $20,000,000 ·
M&A Offer (2025-04) — ·
Key people:
Yaniv Maor — CEO/founder
Website: https://www.tevel-tech.com
Org notes: Flying drones tethered to a mobile ground platform to harvest tree fruits. Revenue reported $11.4M (Latka, low confidence). M&A offer recorded April 2025 — acquirer and terms unknown. $81.4M total raised over 7 rounds per Tracxn (low confidence on exact total). Status post M&A offer unconfirmed.
Project notes: Founded 2017, CEO Yaniv Maor, headquartered Israel. US debut 2023 (HMC Farms, Kingsburg CA). HMC VP Drew Ketelsen confirmed peaches, nectarines, plums successfully harvested 2022 summer pilot. Data co
Commercial status: Acquired by VDL Groep July 2025 → became VDL Agrobotics. Active SortiPack Cucumber product (post-harvest sorting). Original field harvesting robot status post-acquisition unclear.
Org notes: Auto-imported from R2F2 by main_controller.
Project notes: SortiPack Cucumber is a post-harvest sorting/packing product; may be out-of-scope (post-harvest). Original cucumber field harvesting robot ('world's first fully automated') was in-scope. Post-acquisit