Scythe Robotics, Inc.
All-electric autonomous mower for commercial landscaping
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- LONGMONT, CO
- Founded
- 2017
- Latest Form D
- $22.8M, Jun 2025
- Total capital
- $93.1M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $93.1M
- 6 Form D · last Jun 2025
- 16 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 16
- 14 pending · first 2021
- Rank in peer group#18 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$22.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$11.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$42M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$13.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$750K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#18 · top 11%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew LeeExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Brian MerkelExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Davis FosterExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Isaac RobertsExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John MorrisonExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Leo JiangExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 10 people
- Lucy DelandDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Neal ChapmanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rohit SharmaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sameer ReddyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 16 granted of 30- PendingAutonomous Landscaping SystemUSPTOApplication 19393211
- GrantedAutonomous Lawn MowerUSPTOUS 12,484,473
- GrantedAutonomous Lawn MowerUSPTOUS 12,396,386
Show all 30 patent records
- Autonomous Landscaping SystemMar 12, 2026 · Application 19393211Pending
- Autonomous Lawn MowerDec 2, 2025 · US 12,484,473Granted
- Autonomous Lawn MowerAug 26, 2025 · US 12,396,386Granted
- Orientation-based Mower ControlAug 12, 2025 · US 12,382,862Granted
- Control Interfaces For Autonomous Lawn MowersJul 22, 2025 · US 12,365,366Granted
- Autonomous Lawn MowerJul 15, 2025 · US D1,084,046Granted
- Adaptive ControllerJul 1, 2025 · US 12,342,751Granted
- Method And Apparatus For Modeling An Environment Proximate An Autonomous SystemMay 27, 2025 · US 12,310,283Granted
- Coverage PlannerMay 13, 2025 · US 12,298,775Granted
- Autonomous Lawn MowerJul 2, 2024 · US 12,022,769Granted
- Moisture And Vegetative Health MappingJan 2, 2024 · US 11,856,883Granted
- Orientation-Based Mower ControlSep 26, 2023 · US 11,765,992Granted
- Autonomous Lawn MowerMay 9, 2023 · US D,985,624Granted
- Coverage PlannerFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,579,618Granted
- Degraded Performance Detection and ControlJan 17, 2023 · US 11,553,644Granted
- Slope Compensation For Autonomous Lawn Mower Planner SystemNov 24, 2022 · Application 17326867Pending
- Autonomous Lawn MowerSep 27, 2022 · US D,965,030Granted
- Control Interface For AutonomyDec 9, 2021 · Application 16891281Pending
- Moisture and Vegetative Health MappingOct 12, 2021 · US 11,140,813Granted
- Degraded Performance Detection And ControlApplication PCTUS2021035822Pending
- Autonomous Lawn Mowing SystemApplication PCTUS2021035122Pending
- Orientation-based Mower ControlApplication PCTUS2021035827Pending
- Method And Apparatus For Modeling An Environment Proximate An Autonomous SystemApplication PCTUS2022030470Pending
- Autonomous Lawn MowerApplication 63121515Pending
- Slope Compensation For Autonomous Lawn Mower Planner SystemApplication PCTUS2022029975Pending
- Autonomous Lawn MowerApplication PCTUS2021061936Pending
- Adaptive ControllerApplication 63285914Pending
- Autonomous Lawn MowerApplication PCTUS2021042699Pending
- Lawn Mower Blade And/or DeckApplication 63245498Pending
- Coverage PlannerApplication PCTUS2021051031Pending
Related companies, and why
- Grey Orange International Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Vecna Robotics, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Zoox, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- TechComb LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- ValveRide, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Ascent Pharma Solutions IncSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
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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