Carbon Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotics, continues to reap the agricultural-industry benefits of its innovative state-of-the-art LaserWeeder. Earlier this year, the company announced a new capability for the LaserWeeder – LaserThinning. The company is also seeing tremendous sales growth of the LaserWeeder and plans to deliver implements to growers across 17 states in the U.S. and three provinces in Canada by the end of 2023.
Earlier this month, Carbon Robotics announced more exciting news pertaining to the production of the LaserWeeder and its overall business. On April 11, Carbon Robotics revealed it closed $30 million in Series C financing from new lead investor Sozo Ventures and existing investors Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Liquid2 and Voyager Capital.
The funding will be used to expand sales regions in North America, optimize and scale manufacturing, develop new software and hardware products, and launch into international markets.
Communiqué PR supported Carbon Robotics’ last funding announcement in September of 2021. The company raised $27 million in Series B funding, led by Anthos Capital. Now, this latest round of financing brings Carbon Robotics’ overall funding to $67 million.
To help prepare for this new funding announcement, we worked closely with the Carbon Robotics team to develop messaging for the press release highlighting the investors and benefits the funding will bring to the company. Additionally, it was important to emphasize that this round of funding stemmed from the success of the LaserWeeder and the need to increase the production of the implement to keep up with growing demands.
When it came time to share the news, we executed a pitching campaign that targeted key national, tech and agriculture media. We delivered tailored pitches to pique their interest, offering them the exciting news under embargo.
To ensure reporters had time to ask questions about the funding news, we offered them an opportunity to speak with Paul Mikesell, CEO and founder of Carbon Robotics, before the announcement published.
These efforts led to interviews with GeekWire, Puget Sound Business Journal and AgFunder and editorial coverage from TechCrunch, The Robot Report, Pitchbook and Vegetable Grower News, among others.
Congratulations to the Carbon Robotics team on securing this exciting round of funding!
Carbon Robotics Coverage
- TechCrunch – Carbon’s laser weeding robots score another $30M – 4/11/2023
- MSN – Carbon’s laser weeding robots score another $30M – 4/11/2023
- TechCrunch Survey Says Newsletter – Survey says! TechCrunch – 4/13/2023
- GeekWire – Carbon Robotics lands $30M to sell more weed-destroying machines powered by AI – 4/11/2023
- PSBJ – Ag tech startup Carbon Robotics looks for new Seattle space after raising $30M – 4/11/2023
- AgFunder News – Carbon Robotics bags $30m to fight the war on weeds with robots – 4/11/2023
- The Robot Report – Carbon Robotics raises $30 million in series C funding to scale LaserWeeder platform – 4/12/2023
- The Produce News – Carbon Robotics raises $30 million in funding to scale AI-powered LaserWeeder platform – 4/13/2023
- The Hustle – Why pull weeds when you can zap them with AI-powered lasers? – 4/12/2023
- Axios Pro Rata Newsletter – Axios Pro Rata – 4/12/2023
- Pitchbook – Global VC deals for April 12, 2023 – 4/12/2023
- Term Sheet Newsletters April 12 – 4/12/2023
- And Now U Know – Carbon Robotics Raises $30M to Scale AI-Powered LaserWeeder Platform – 4/11/2023
- Vegetable Growers News – Carbon Robotics adds $30 million in funds, deploys more LaserWeeders – 4/11/2023
- Global AgTech Initiative – Carbon Robotics Raises $30 Million in Funding to Scale AI-Powered LaserWeeder Platform – 4/11/2023
- AgriTech Tomorrow – Carbon Robotics Raises $30 Million in Funding to Scale AI-Powered LaserWeeder™ Platform – 4/11/2023
- The Packer – Carbon Robotics raises $30M to scale its LaserWeeder platform – 4/11/2023
- IoT World Today – Carbon Robotics Raises $30M for Laser Weeding Robots (iotworldtoday.com) – 4/14/2023
- Agri-Marketing – AgriMarketing.com – Carbon Robotics Raises $30 Million To Scale Its AI-Powered LaserWeeder Platform – 4/13/2023
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- iGrow News – Carbon Robotics Secures $30 Million in Series C Funding (igrownews.com) – 4/12/2023