New name, new funding: CODA Farm Technologies, an agtech company founded by two brothers with farming roots, has changed its name and landed some cash. The startup, based north of… Read More
Carbon Robotics, makers of a weed-zapping machine powered by artificial intelligence and computer vision technology, has raised an additional $8 million which it plans to use to accelerate development of… Read More
Seattle-area agtech startup Aigen is aiming to scale up production of its weed-destroying robots and broaden its footprint on farms across the U.S. The company on Thursday revealed the investors… Read More
Engineers are bringing their talents in artificial intelligence and machine learning to the farm. The Pacific Northwest is home to a number of up-and-coming startups using AI to zap weeds,… Read More
Turns out that farmers like using lasers to kill weeds. Seattle startup Carbon Robotics raised $30 million to fuel growth of its weed-zapping machines powered by artificial intelligence and computer… Read More
Katherine Sizov is eavesdropping on kiwis, pears, apples and bananas as they talk to each other, and through their conversations she can tell you if they’re ripe and if they’re… Read More
Weeds may be a fast-growing headache for farmers, but a startup building machinery powered by artificial intelligence to zap them is growing pretty quickly, too. Seattle-based Carbon Robotics unveiled its… Read More
New funding: Aigen, a startup developing solar-powered robots for weed control and soil regeneration, has raised $4 million in venture capital. The seed round was led by NEA with participation… Read More
Here’s a rundown on recent rounds raised by Pacific Northwest companies. FruitScout Yakima, Wash.-based FruitScout landed $4 million to develop technology that uses artificial intelligence to take the guesswork out… Read More
Investors are putting more cash behind the self-driving weed-zapping machines made by Carbon Robotics that are attracting attention from farmers across the world. The Seattle-based startup just landed $27 million… Read More
Beta Hatch is raising cash as fast as it’s raising insects. The farming startup that hatched near Seattle and is now growing in Cashmere, Wash., announced Wednesday that is has… Read More
Dewey Scientific, the Pullman, Wash.-based agtech startup that is leveraging genomics, data science and more to improve the quality and genetic diversity of cannabis crops, has raised $3.2 million in… Read More
New funding: TerraClear, the ag tech startup that’s using artificial intelligence and robotics to help farmers deal with costly and time-consuming rocks in their fields, has raised $25 million in… Read More
The news: RipeLocker raised $5 million in fresh funding, money that the Bainbridge Island, Wash., ag-tech startup will use to sell patented “low-atmosphere” containers designed to preserve recently harvested flowers… Read More
As a fourth-generation Yakima hop farmer running a century-old family business, Patrick Smith has deep roots in Washington state’s agriculture sector. He also has a master’s degree in business analytics.… Read More
Seattle startup iUNU raised another $7 million to help grow its AI and computer vision tech used in greenhouses. The 7-year-old company will use the fresh funding to meet demand… Read More
Microsoft is headed to the farm. The Redmond, Wash. tech giant today announced a $1.5 million investment in Grand Farm, a project in North Dakota designed to spur innovation around… Read More
Welcome to Smith Tower! With those words we kick off season two of GeekWire’s Elevator Pitch, a fun startup competition in which entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts while traveling to… Read More
Seattle startup iUNU has raised more cash to expand its platform that uses technologies such as artificial intelligence and computer vision to change the way commercial greenhouse operators monitor their… Read More
Seattle-based agriculture technology startup Phytelligence has cut an unspecified number of jobs and shaken up its leadership, GeekWire has learned. The 7-year-old company markets a system for growing crops that it… Read More
Growers is growing. The Raleigh, N.C.-based farm data analytics startup today announced a $5 million Series A investment round and the creation of a second headquarters in Seattle. St. Louis-based… Read More