Aigen
Aigen makes small autonomous solar powered weeding robots.
Summary
Aigen is an agrobotics company that makes small autonomous weeding robots. The robots are completely solar powered and use a combination of mechanical and electrical weeding dependent on the size of the weed. Aigen's first market will be the sugar beets where farmers face glyphosate resistant weeds and regulatory pressure to get rid of glyphosate all together.
Why We Invested
- We believe that having small autonomous robots that are solar powered and do not need charging or fuel would unlock additional layers of autonomous farming that are currently and in the future unavailable for larger autonomous OEMs.
- Exceptional team: CEO is an entrepreneur with a successful track record.The technical team is from Tesla, Boeing & Google.
- Strong investor syndicate with NEA leading the round.
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Team
Kenny Lee
Cofounder/CEO
Kenny started his career at Deloitte as a consultant and then moved to Bank of America as an SVP. He then founded Weblife.io and became its Chief Product Officer. Weblife got acquired by Proofpoint. In 2021 Kenny met Rich and he joined Aigen as CEO and cofounder.
Rich Wurden
Cofounder/CTO
Rich is a mechanical engineer who spent most of his career at Tesla. There he specialized in engineering components and assemblies to radically reduce the cost and make the final product easier to produce - a skill that will be put to good use at Aigen!