Four Growers

[ACTIVE]

HQ: Pittsburgh, PA · Est. by Brandon Contino and Dan Chi, the company raised $15M total including $9M Series A led by Basset Capital, with participation from Y combinator. · 1 model registered

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Four Growers: 1 model, $9.0M raised. 1 source back the record.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

$9M

Headquarters

Pittsburgh, PA

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Four Growers is a Pittsburgh-based agricultural robotics company developing AI-powered crop harvesting robots for greenhouses. Founded by Brandon Contino and Dan Chi, the company raised $15M total including $9M Series A led by Basset Capital, with participation from Y combinator.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 55.7%

Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 22 months ago.

Key Facts

RobotGR-100 greenhouse harvesting robot for multi-crop picking, notably tomatoes
ScaleCan pick tens of thousands of tomatoes in a single day
FocusAgricultural robotics with crop-analytics data
StagePrivate company
CEOBrandon Contino
ProductAI-powered greenhouse crop harvesting robot
Funding15M total (9M Series A from Basset Capital, YC)

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Four Growers.

Leadership & Founders

2 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Brandon Continosecondary-verified

Co-Founder & CEO

Founding Team

Brandon Contino[Founder]

cofounder

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

0 entries
Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

FAQ

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What is Four Growers?

Four Growers is a Pittsburgh-based agricultural robotics company developing AI-powered crop harvesting robots for greenhouses. Founded by Brandon Contino and Dan Chi, the company raised $15M total including $9M Series A led by Basset Capital, with participation from Y combinator.

What does Four Growers make?

Four Growers has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: GR-100 (Four Growers builds physical robots).

Is Four Growers publicly traded?

No. Four Growers is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Four Growers?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Four Growers building in the same form factors include DJI, Naio Technologies, WORX Landroid, Carbon Robotics.

Who is the CEO of Four Growers?

Brandon Contino is the ceo of Four Growers, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Four Growers?

Four Growers is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $9M in disclosed funding.

Where is Four Growers headquartered?

Four Growers is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

How much funding has Four Growers raised?

Four Growers has raised approximately $9M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Four Growers?

Four Growers is privately held and venture-backed ($9M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Four Growers operate robots?

Four Growers is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Four Growers a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Four Growers ranks in roughly the top 45% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Four Growers safe?

Four Growers has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.