Harvest CROO, LLC
Machine vision system and berry screening algorithms for automated robotic strawberry harvesters
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- PLANT CITY, FL
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $500K, Oct 2022
- Total capital
- $4.7M
- Federal grants
- $1.5M
- 2 awards · 2016–2018
- Rank in peer group#12 of 28
- Private capital raised
- $3.2M
- 6 Form D · last Oct 2022
- 48 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 12
- 7 pending · first 2016
- Rank in peer group#1 of 28
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$500K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$500K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Orchestration of Multiple Robotic Subsystems into a Commercially Viable Robotic Strawberry Harvesting System$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.3M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$450K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Orchestration of Multiple Robotic Subsystems into a Commercially Viable Robotic Strawberry Harvesting System$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$34K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$450K
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Standing among 28 peers
Line = medianAgritech · System
- Federal grants#12 · top 43%
- Granted patents#1 · top 4%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Robert PitzerResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 10 patents · $1.5M in grants as PI
- AJ LongExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gary WishnatzkiExecutive Officer, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joseph McGeeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Paul BissettExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 12 granted of 19- New patentAutomated Inspection Of CropsUSPTOUS 12,747,050
- PendingAutomated Harvesting Of CropsUSPTOApplication 18885688
- GrantedAutomated Harvesting Of CropsUSPTOUS 12,089,531
Show all 19 patent records
- Automated Inspection Of CropsSep 29, 2026 · US 12,747,050Granted
- Automated Harvesting Of CropsJan 2, 2025 · Application 18885688Pending
- Automated Harvesting Of CropsSep 17, 2024 · US 12,089,531Granted
- Automated Transport Of CropsDec 28, 2023 · Application 18244796Pending
- Automated Inspection Of CropsDec 28, 2023 · Application 18244805Pending
- Automated Packing Of CropsSep 19, 2023 · US 11,760,516Granted
- Harvester Pick Deck SuspensionNov 1, 2022 · US 11,483,975Granted
- Robot Positioning With Station-keepingJul 28, 2020 · US 10,721,868Granted
- Automated Selective Harvesting Of CropsSep 24, 2019 · US 10,420,283Granted
- Individual Plant Location PositioningMar 13, 2018 · US 9,913,428Granted
- Harvester SuspensionFeb 20, 2018 · US 9,897,429Granted
- Robot Positioning With Station-keepingFeb 13, 2018 · US 9,888,630Granted
- Foliage HoldingFeb 13, 2018 · US 9,888,631Granted
- Automated Selective Harvesting Of Crops With Continuous OffloadJan 31, 2017 · US 9,554,513Granted
- Automated Selective Harvesting Of CropsNov 1, 2016 · US 9,480,202Granted
- Automated Selective Harvesting Of Crops With Related Systems And MethodsApplication PCTUS2016018099Pending
- Harvester Pick Deck SuspensionApplication PCTUS2020017673Pending
- Automated Selective Harvesting Of CropsApplication PCTUS2014071411Pending
- Automated Transport, Inspection, And Packing Of CropsApplication PCTUS2022019788Pending
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Regulatory activity · Agritech
- Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
- Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
- Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
- Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
- Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
- Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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