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Four Growers
YC S18Pittsburgh, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 14 employees · 13 known investors
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Four Growers develops automated solutions for greenhouse crop management to support the agricultural technology sector. The company focuses on scaling its technology internationally to address critical challenges in global agricultural production.
Also known as FourGrowers
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S18)
Four Growers was founded in 2018 by Brandon Contino and Dan Chi.
Board
Investors · 13
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$13.2M disclosed across 5 rounds · 2018–2024
▶$4.1MraisedSep 2024 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Yun-Nuo ChiExecutive Officer, Director
- Aldo ZiniDirector
- Brandon ContinoExecutive Officer, Director
- John OverbeckDirector
- John P. QuayleExecutive Officer
- Chris PapourasDirector
- Offering amount
- $9.1M
- Amount sold
- $4.1M
- First sale
- Sep 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$7.2MraisedNov 2021 · 34 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Chris PapourasDirector
- Brandon ContinoExecutive Officer, Director
- Aldo ZiniDirector
- Offering amount
- $7.2M
- Amount sold
- $7.2M
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$250KraisedJun 2021 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Brandon ContinoExecutive Officer, Director
- Chris PapourasDirector
- Aldo ZiniDirector
- Offering amount
- $250K
- Amount sold
- $250K
- First sale
- Dec 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$560KraisedOct 2020 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Aldo ZiniDirector
- Yun-Nuo ChiExecutive Officer, Director
- Brandon ContinoExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $560K
- Amount sold
- $560K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $90K
- First sale
- Jan 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.1MraisedDec 2018 · 18 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Yun-Nuo ChiExecutive Officer, Director
- Aldo ZiniDirector
- Brandon ContinoExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $1.1M
- Amount sold
- $1.1M
- First sale
- Jul 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2018
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Four Growers develops automated solutions for greenhouse crop management, centered on a robotic harvesting platform paired with plant analytics. The company's stated aim is to lower the production costs of greenhouse growers so that healthy, affordable, local produce can be supplied more widely.
The company targets greenhouse operations growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Its current development focus is a tomato harvesting robot, built in collaboration with a range of greenhouse growers. Beyond picking fruit, the system performs quality checks on harvested tomatoes and handles their storage.
Founding story
Four Growers was founded with the goal of providing healthy, affordable, local produce by using robotics technology to reduce the production costs of greenhouse growers.
Business model
Four Growers supplies automated harvesting and analytics technology to commercial greenhouse operators, engaging prospective customers through direct contact and product demonstrations.
Traction
The company reports working closely with various greenhouse growers on the development of its tomato harvesting robot, and is recruiting for open positions.
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Market position
The system is positioned as more than a picking machine: in addition to harvesting, it carries out quality checks and stores the tomatoes, and it is developed in close collaboration with greenhouse growers. Two filed patents protect the underlying technology.
Technology
The harvesting robot uses eight stereo cameras for perception and combines harvesting with automated quality checking and storage of picked tomatoes. Two filed patents cover the company's technology.
Go-to-market
Direct engagement with greenhouse growers, including demo requests and consultative contact through the company's website; the robot is being developed in close cooperation with multiple greenhouse growers.
Commercial greenhouse growers of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Four Growers do?
- Four Growers builds robotic harvesting and plant analytics systems for greenhouse tomato, pepper and cucumber growers.
- Who founded Four Growers?
- Four Growers was founded by Brandon Contino, Dan Chi in 2018.
- Who are Four Growers's investors?
- Four Growers's investors include Amritam Holdings, Better Food Ventures, Cathexis Ventures, Gagarin Capital Partners, Ospraie Ag Science, Stage 1 Ventures, Taver Capital, Xplorer Capital and 5 more.
- How much funding has Four Growers raised?
- Four Growers has disclosed $13.2M raised across 5 rounds.
- Where is Four Growers headquartered?
- Four Growers is headquartered in Pittsburgh, US.