Burro
Company

Last deal

$24M

Amount

Series B

Stage

09.01.2024

Date

3

all rounds

$60.65M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Burro is developing an autonomous farming platform that relieves farmers of strenuous tasks.

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Also Known As

AGR, burro.ai, Augean Robotics

founded date

23.03.2017

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series B

IPO status

Private

Description

The company's robotic tools are designed to enhance productivity for farmworkers by following them, autonomously moving cargo, and collecting data for further automation. Burro's long-term goal is to automate all tedious tasks performed on farms and in outdoor environments, enabling farmers to improve operational efficiencies and facilitate growth. By introducing collaborative robots, Burro aims to solve the labor problem faced by farmers today, starting with their autonomous platform that follows people and runs cargo autonomously.
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