The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Agovor: 1 model.
CategoryAgricultural robots
Overview
Agovor is a New Zealand horticultural robotics startup building compact, fully electric autonomous eTractors for vineyards, orchards, and berry farms. Founded in 2022 by Richard Beaumont and Simon Carroll, the 120kg eTractor operates up to 10 hours on swappable batteries with smart towed attachments including mowers and sprayers.
The Agovor Portal software enables fleet management and automatic work redistribution. Agovor raised A$3M in pre-seed funding led by Tenacious Ventures with Hort Innovation, and is expanding sales across Australia and New Zealand.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Richard Beaumont Co-founderSEC-verified
- Simon Carroll Co-founder & CTOSEC-verified
- Mike Riley CEOSEC-verified
Founders (2)
- Simon Carrollcofounder
- Richard Beaumontcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Agovor.
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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Agovor in third-party press
Funding rounds (1)
- Pre-Seed2026-02-12
$2M(reported)
Investors: Tenacious Ventures (lead), Hort Innovation Investment Fund (follow), Artesian (follow)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 18, 2026
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-18
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-18
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Agovor.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Agovor from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
NZ Robotics Startup Clinches A$3M in Seed Round to Scale Autonomous e-Tractor
Agovor co-founders Richard Beaumont and Simon Carroll raised A$3M to scale the autonomous electric tractor for horticulture.
Investment Notes: Agovor
Tenacious Ventures investment thesis for Agovor: bottom-up, fleet-ready autonomy for horticulture. Compact electric tractors starting with mowing and spraying, with early…
Kiwi agtech robotics startup Agovor plants $3 million in pre-Seed
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/agovor.md
- RSS feed: /companies/agovor/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1a6b5354-32c0-45bc-b40a-fd164365bdae
- Revision history: /companies/agovor/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Earlier this month Agovor field demonstration gave our growers a real look at the future of lightweight farm robotics — and it didn’t disappoint! More than 15
Agovor is our electric, autonomous tractor that takes care of mowing and weed spraying, allowing you to save time while improving efficiency. It’s low-cost, sus
Govor is our electric, autonomous tractor that takes care of mowing and weed spraying, allowing you to save time while improving efficiency. It’s low-cost, sust
Agovor manufactures electric, autonomous tractors that takes care of mowing and weed spraying, allowing you to save time while improving efficiency. It’s low-co
Govor is our electric, autonomous tractor that takes care of mowing and weed spraying, allowing you to save time while improving efficiency. It’s low-cost, sust
Govor is our electric, autonomous tractor that takes care of mowing and weed spraying, allowing you to save time while improving efficiency. It’s low-cost, sust
Govor is our electric, autonomous tractor that takes care of mowing and weed spraying, allowing you to save time while improving efficiency. It’s low-cost, sust
Reality vs attention
Agovor draws attention at the 15th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among ag robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 20, 2026