Aigen Gets $12M to Scale Solar-Powered Robotic Fleet

Leaning into their backgrounds in farming, electric vehicles, robotics, and impact investing, Rich Wurden and Kenny Lee founded Aigen in 2020 with the goals of connecting farmers to breakthrough technologies, decarbonizing agriculture, and improving the health of both humans and the planet, writes Lynda Kiernan-Stone at Global AgInvesting.

Today, the startup explained it is the only agtech company developing truly solar-powered, autonomous robots for crop management without chemicals or fossil fuels. By combining LTE connectivity with AI, machine learning, solar, and battery technology, the Aigen Element robot creates a reliable, sustainable solution that saves farmers both time and money.

“Aigen wouldn’t have been possible a few years ago, because the technology wasn’t there. Today, we have a great team working on the cutting edge of AI, robotics, electric motors, and solar power,” said Rich Wurden, co-founder and CTO, Aigen.

“Thanks to technological advances in all those areas and the incredible work of our team, we are automating farming solutions that have worked for thousands of years and helping farmers get chemicals off their farms and out of our food.”

As the company continues to grow, it has successfully closed on $12 million in Series A funding from leading investor ReGen Ventures, along with NEA, Cleveland Avenue, Incite, and Susquehanna Private Equity Investments to scale its robotic fleet which is poised to launch on farms in the Spring of 2024.

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“Aigen is defining a new era for agriculture, where farmers prosper and people are healthier. Getting chemicals out of our food is not only incredibly important for fighting climate change, it’s also personal for Kenny and Rich,” said Swati Mylavarapu, managing partner, Incite.

Read more at Global AgInvesting.

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