Kenny Lee
Kenny Lee is Co-Founder and CEO at Aigen, and serves as an advisory board member at the Center for Digital Agriculture and IoT4Ag, as well as President of the Board of Directors at Viva Farms. He founded Aigen, which is still running, and has expertise in robotics, AI, food and agriculture, climate change, and sustainability.
Seattle’s Agtech Startups Like Carbon Robotics Garner $157M to Drive Sustainable Farming Amid Industry Growth
Seattle and the Pacific Northwest are becoming a major hub for agriculture technology, driven by local tech talent, innovative farming, and advances in robotics and AI. Despite a dip in agtech investments from 2021 to 2022, startups like Seattle-based Carbon Robotics are raising significant funding and developing sustainable farming technologies.
VCs Urge Startups to Focus Long-Term Despite $3 Trillion Market Loss from Trump’s Tariff Announcement
Venture capitalists advise startups to maintain a long-term focus despite uncertainty caused by President Trump’s new tariffs, which triggered a $3 trillion market value loss. While tariffs pose short-term challenges for hardware and manufacturing startups, many emphasize resilience and product-centric growth strategies.
Aigen Raises $12 Million to Scale Solar-Powered Farm Robots and Expand U.S. Presence in 2024
Seattle-area agtech startup Aigen raised $12 million led by ReGen Ventures to scale production of its solar-powered weed-destroying farm robots and expand across U.S. farms. The company plans to build 70 robots in a new Redmond facility and open a hub in Fargo, N.D., while leveraging AI to improve weed identification and data services.
Organizations
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Viva Farms President of the Board of Directors 2025–present · current
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Center for Digital Agriculture Advisory Board Member (I-FARM: Farm of the Future) 2023–present · current
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Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag) Advisory Board Member 2023–present · current
Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Master of Business Administration - MBA, Sustainability and Advanced Data Analytics
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Michigan State University Bachelor's degree, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
