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Canopii

Corporate marketagricultureCurated record
canopii.us

Portland, Oregon startup building fully autonomous robotic greenhouses that run the entire crop cycle from seeding to harvest without human intervention, producing up to 40,000 lb of herbs and specialty greens per year in a basketball-court-sized footprint fed by a single water spigot. Achieved its full-automation milestone in early 2026 and is building its first commercial farm in downtown Portland, with inbound interest from schools, restaurants and casinos. Raised ~$3.6M: $2.3M non-dilutive (USDA, NSF SBIR including Phase II, Business Oregon, ONAMI) plus strategics; raising a $1.5M seed via SAFE/Wefunder.

HeadquartersPortland, US
Founded2021
Corporate funding$2M
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageGrant-funded
FoundersDavid Ashton (Founder & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
MX

Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machineagriculture

Canopii autonomous greenhouse

  • Seed-to-harvest crop production without human intervention, up to 40,000 lb/year

    Integrated robotic gantry, seeding, transplanting and harvesting system inside a compact greenhouse

    Claim source
  • Tennis-court-sized urban footprint requiring only one water spigot

    Deployment claim for siting robotic farms in dense urban spaces

    Claim source
DP

Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2026-03-11Okta Farm and Kitchen (produce buyer from Canopii-operated robotic greenhouse, Hubbard OR)robotic greenhouse (company-operated, commercial produce sales)USNot disclosedAnnouncement
CA

Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

2026-06-15Not disclosed

Seed (Wefunder commu

Investors undisclosed

Round source
Investors on recordNational Science FoundationUSDAElevate CapitalWillamette Valley Capital
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-03-11First fully autonomous harvest milestone; first commercial farm planned for downtown PortlandTechCrunch
SC

Source ledger

4 unique public sources

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Canopii Featured Among New SuperCrowd Impact OfferingsSuperPowers4Good · retrieved 2026-07-05
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No dirt, no tractor, no problem: Canopii aims to tuck robotic farms into tennis court-sized urban spacesGeekWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
03
SEC Form D: $742,308 soldSEC EDGAR · retrieved 2026-07-05
04
Canopii looks to succeed where past indoor farms have notTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05