The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Guardian Agriculture: 1 model, $20.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDrones
Appears inAgricultural drones
Overview
Guardian Agriculture is a company developing autonomous agricultural drones including the SC1, an eVTOL crop protection drone for precision spraying. The company is the first and only eVTOL-maker with FAA approval to operate commercially, and raised $20M in Series A funding led by Fall Line Capital.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Robot
Focus
Technology
Industry
Operations
CEO
Product
Fundingsee investors →
Regulatory
FAA approval
Coverage
Financial stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Adam Burris Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Adam Burriscofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Guardian Agriculture.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Guardian Agriculture in third-party press
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2023-06-20
$20M(reported)
Investors: Fall Line Capital (lead)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Guardian Agriculture.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Guardian Agriculture from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Guardian Ag's crop-spraying drone is replacing dangerous pilot missions
Guardian Ag's large, purpose-built drones autonomously deliver 200-pound payloads across farms. The SC1 drone covers 40 acres per hour with 15-foot aircraft width, FAA-approved…
FAA approves first-of-its-kind autonomous sprayer for ag use
The FAA approved Guardian Agriculture's SC1 autonomous sprayer — the first of its kind. With four six-foot propellers and a 15-foot aircraft width, it covers 40 acres per hour of…
Guardian Agriculture nets 0m in Series A to expand drone tech
Guardian Agriculture raised 0M in Series A led by Fall Line Capital to expand autonomous drone technology to farms across the US.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/guardian-agriculture.md
- RSS feed: /companies/guardian-agriculture/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/66ccd5d4-a4be-43a0-8216-0be4426f9af1
- Revision history: /companies/guardian-agriculture/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Amazon4 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
- Earendil Robotics4 models
Video
Introducing the weeding robot, a groundbreaking innovation in agricultural technology! This autonomous device is designed to help farmers and gardeners maintain their crops by efficiently identifying and removing unwante
A herd of New Zealand sheep are being watched over by a robotic dog called Spot. The New Zealand software company Rocos is training the Boston Dynamics-designed
Agriculture Spray Rover Agrobot Farming Robot Pneutomatic Engineering
Introducing the new Guardian SC1, an autonomous, unmanned aerial sprayer from Guardian Agriculture. This all electric machine can carry a 50 gallon payload whil
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Massachusetts-based company becomes the first eVTOL manufacturer to commence commercial operations, marking a significant milestone in sustainable farming and e
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Reality vs attention
Guardian Agriculture draws attention at the 58th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 38 months ago.
Signal flags
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 18, 2026