Aigen raises $12M Series A to deploy solar-powered autonomous weeding robots across 20,000+ U.S. acres
Aigen raised $12 million in a Series A led by ReGen Ventures to scale its solar-powered autonomous farming robots across more than 20,000 U.S. acres in 2024, using onboard sensors, cameras and ML to remove weeds and provide crop data without fossil-fuel refueling.
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.
Aigen Secures $12 Million to Scale Solar-Powered AI Weed-Thumping Robot for Farms
Aigen, a Kirkland-based ag-tech startup co-founded by Rich Wurden and Kenny Lee, raised $12 million to advance its solar-powered robotic weed-thumper, the Aigen Element, which uses AI and computer vision to aid sustainable, labor-saving farming. The startup aims to help farmers reduce carbon emissions and costs through continuous, renewable-powered operations and real-time crop data delivered to mobile apps.
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Aigen Executive Officer, Director 2021–present, Co-founder · current
