Orchard Robotics — Startup Profile

The AI farmer for precision orchard operations

HQ: San Francisco, CA | Founded: 2022 | Employees: Not publicly disclosed | Stage: Early-stage, venture-backed | Website: https://www.orchard.ai

About

Orchard Robotics builds computing powerr-vision and robotic systems for orchard management, including crop monitoring and harvesting intelligence intended to make farms more precise and productive.

The Take

Orchard is applying AI where labor scarcity, crop variability, and margins create a clear economic need. Its advantage will depend on reliable performance in messy outdoor environments and on proving that the hardware and software pay back for growers across crops and geographies.

Key Metrics

• Founded: 2022
• Founders: Charlie Wu
• Latest signal: Orchard Robotics raises $22M Series A
• Funding rounds cited: 1

Funding Rounds

• Round: $22M (2025-09) — Quiet Capital and Shine Capital

Key People

• Charlie Wu

Key Competitors

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Timeline Highlights

• 2025-09: Series A
• 2022: Founded

Recent News

• Orchard Robotics raises $22M Series A (2025-09-03)

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