Gabe Sibley, Founder and CEO of Verdant Robotics: $48 Million Raised to Build the Future of Autonomous Agriculture

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Gabe Sibley, CEO and Founder of Verdant Robotics, an autonomous agriculture company that's raised $48 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed: 

• Gabe’s background in autonomous robotics, including other companies that he founded and worked in
• The potential and pitfalls of self-driving cars
• Inspirational people and books for Gabe
• How Verdant harnesses computer vision and machine learning to create robots that help growers do more with less
• The importance of dialogue with the customer, and an erroneous stereotype about farmers

 

Favorite book: 

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water