Saga Robotics

Current leadership (4)

• Pal Johan From Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
• Pal Johan From Founder & Chief Product Officerreported, not verified
• Lars Grimstad Co-founderreported, not verified
• Anne Dingstad CEOreported, not verified

Founders (2)

• Pal Johan Fromsole
• Lars Grimstadcofounderno longer at company

Safety record

No incidents on record for Saga Robotics.

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Peer companies

• DJI7 models
• Naio Technologies4 models
• WORX Landroid4 models
• Carbon Robotics3 models
• GreenField Robotics2 models
• HG Robotics2 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

private_reported

Lifecycle stage

mature

Counterparty risk class

low

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Funding rounds (3)

• Other2025-08-14

  $11M(reported)

  Investors: Praesidium Agri-FoodTech, Aker Capital, Nysno Climate Investments, Blystad, Hatteland, Melesio, MP Pensjon

• Series A2024-01-29

  $12M(reported)

• Series A2022-10-01

  $10M(reported)

  Investors: Aker Capital, Nysno Climate Investments, Rabo Food and Ag Innovation Fund, Hatteland, Cibus Enterprise Fund

Sources (1)

1. https://www.sagarobotics.com/thorvald-platform ↗

Common questions

What is Saga Robotics?

Saga Robotics is a Norwegian agricultural robotics company developing the Thorvald autonomous robot platform for UV-C mildew treatment and data-driven farm automation. Founded in 2016 by Dr. Pal Johan From and Dr. Lars Grimstad, the company operates a Robots-as-a-Service model across UK tabletop strawberry farms and California vineyards, treating approximately 30% of UK tabletop strawberries and 2,500+ acres of US grapevines. Saga Robotics has raised over $33 million from investors including Praesidium Agri-FoodTech, Aker Capital, and Nysno Climate Investments.

Where is Saga Robotics based?

Saga Robotics is based in Oslo, Norway.

When was Saga Robotics founded?

Saga Robotics was founded in 2016.

What does Saga Robotics make?

Saga Robotics has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Thorvald, Thorvald (Saga Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Where does Saga Robotics operate robots?

Saga Robotics 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 Saga Robotics safe?

Saga Robotics 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.