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Iron Ox

Iron Ox makes Iron Ox robotic greenhouse, which is at stage 4 of 5: paying customers.

Website: ironox.com
Based in: United States
Latest milestone: 3 Nov 2022

01Robots

What Iron Ox makes

Each robot's stage is worked out from its dated, sourced milestones by the same published rules, whoever the maker is.

Iron Ox robotic greenhouseFarm · Robotic indoor farmStage 4 of 5 · Paying customersIron Ox grew leafy greens and herbs indoors in water-based (hydroponic) trays, using a 1,000-pound mobile robot to move the trays and a robot arm with cameras to check and move plants.Not disclosedThe full record

02Track record

Every dated event

3 Nov 2022Setback
Iron Ox cut 50 jobs, nearly half its staff, to focus on its core engineering work and stretch its cash.
TechCrunch, 3 Nov 2022
2 Nov 2021Milestone
Iron Ox launched a new mobile robot, Grover, and had broken ground on a 535,000-square-foot indoor farm in Texas.
TechCrunch, 2 Nov 2021Company-reported
23 Sept 2021Milestone
Iron Ox raised $53 million, led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, bringing its total to $98 million.
TechCrunch, 23 Sept 2021Company-reported
9 Sept 2020Milestone
Iron Ox added a farm in Gilroy, California, and was selling to stores including Whole Foods and Bianchini's Market.
TechCrunch, 9 Sept 2020Company-reported
3 Oct 2018Milestone
Iron Ox opened its first fully autonomous farm in California, growing greens such as romaine, butterhead and kale.
TechCrunch, 3 Oct 2018Company-reported

03Money

How it's funded

Latest funding round we could confirm: Iron Ox raised $53 million in a Series C round led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, bringing its total to $98 million. TechCrunch, 23 Sept 2021

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