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Brent Frei

Ag-tech startup TerraClear raises $15M to grow its end-to-end solution for ridding fields of rocks

TerraClear raised $15 million in new funding for its rock-mapping and picking technology solutions for farmers. The startup, based in… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet co-founder will leave board; Pandion hires logistics execs; and more

Smartsheet on Friday announced several changes to its board of directors, including the departure of co-founder Brent Frei and the… Read More

TerraClear raises $25M for its rock-picking farm tech as it sees fully autonomous version on horizon

New funding: TerraClear, the ag tech startup that’s using artificial intelligence and robotics to help farmers deal with costly and… Read More

Why these successful software founders are planting seeds for ag tech ventures

Farmers typically consult the calendar and the weather forecast to figure out when to plant their crops, but figuring out… Read More

More cash crops up for TerraClear as startup raises $6.1M in bid to change farming with advanced tech

TerraClear’s bid to upend the farming industry by using advanced technology to help farmers clear rocks from fields is producing… Read More

This really rocks: TerraClear shows off working design for its rock-picking robot for farmers

In the heart of one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, technology entrepreneur Brent Frei came to… Read More

TerraClear raises $5.5M as Smartsheet co-founder continues work on rock-picking robot for farmers

Brent Frei is learning how to pick rocks with a robot as he continues to work on his new company,… Read More

After leading 4,000 job interviews, here’s what Smartsheet’s co-founder loves to ask candidates

As a veteran tech entrepreneur and co-founder of companies like Onyx Software and Smartsheet, Brent Frei has conducted more than… Read More

TerraClear

A robot for rock-picking: Smartsheet founder’s ‘next big thing’ aims to solve a weighty issue in farming

Smartsheet founder Brent Frei is looking to seed and nurture another tech company, with the hope of someday seeing it… Read More

Smartsheet co-founder Brent Frei: How hitting the reset button on design led to success

Smartsheet co-founder Brent Frei described his company’s rocky path to success today at the 9Mile Labs Demo Day event, retelling… Read More

Smartsheet updates iOS app with new grid to help companies work on the go

Smartsheet announced today that the iPhone and iPad app for its popular productivity software has been updated to version 2.0… Read More

With business booming, Smartsheet raises $35M at triple the valuation of previous round

Smartsheet CEO Mark Mader is a firm believer in the old maxim that it’s much better to raise money when… Read More

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