Verdant Robotics, Inc.
AI-powered robotic system for precision pesticide and fertilizer application in agriculture
- Sector
- Agritech
- Headquarters
- HAYWARD, CA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $11.5M, Oct 2019
- Total capital
- $11.5M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $11.5M
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2019
- 84 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 4 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#4 of 87
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$11.5M
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Standing among 87 peers
Line = medianAgritech · System
- Granted patents#4 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Curtis GarnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gabe SibleyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kiersten SteadDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lawrence IbarriaExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 10- New patentDetection And Instant Confirmation Of Treatment ActionUSPTOUS 12,765,440
- New patentMotor Controlled Turret To Spray A Pattern Onto A Target SurfaceUSPTOUS 12,759,084
- GrantedApplying Multiple Image Processing Schemes To Generate Ground TruthUSPTOUS 12,642,157
Show all 10 patent records
- Detection And Instant Confirmation Of Treatment ActionOct 20, 2026 · US 12,765,440Granted
- Motor Controlled Turret To Spray A Pattern Onto A Target SurfaceOct 13, 2026 · US 12,759,084Granted
- Applying Multiple Image Processing Schemes To Generate Ground TruthJun 2, 2026 · US 12,642,157Granted
- Vision Based Targeting Of Agricultural ObjectsMay 26, 2026 · US 12,639,920Granted
- Multiaction Treatment Of Plants In An Agricultural EnvironmentSep 30, 2025 · US 12,426,589Granted
- Classifying Plant Objects In An Agricultural EnvironmentJan 21, 2025 · US 12,205,369Granted
- Evaluation Of Inferences From Multiple Models Trained On Similar Sensor InputsAug 10, 2023 · Application 18165187Pending
- Detection And Instant Confirmation Of Treatment ActionAug 10, 2023 · Application 18165151Pending
- Real-time Agricultural Object Detection And DisplayAug 10, 2023 · Application 18165123Pending
- Performing Actions Based On Evaluation And Comparison Of Multiple Input Processing SchemesAug 10, 2023 · Application 18194520Pending
Related companies, and why
- Farmshelf CorpSimilar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Pebble Labs Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- 5Metis, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Telesense, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- Vertical Harvest, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
- MyForest Foods Co.Similar federal contract value in Agritech · null in contracts
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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