Company

Upside Robotics

Waterloo, Ontario-based ag-tech startup building autonomous solar-powered robots that deliver fertilizer and nutrients to crops.

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Founded: 2025
HQ: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Status: private

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Upside Robotics: 1 model, $7.5M raised. 2 sources back the record.

CategoryAgricultural robots

Funding

$7.5M

Models

Overview

Waterloo, Ontario-based ag-tech startup building autonomous solar-powered robots that deliver fertilizer and nutrients to crops. Founded in 2025, raised $7.5M seed. Robots reduce fertilizer use by up to 70% by applying right-sized amounts only when needed.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Valuation of record

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$30M (reported, approximate)as of Feb 2026

Priced roundSeed post-money

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Key facts

Seed

7.5M (Feb 2026, led by Plural)

Total Fundingsee investors →

11M+

Deployed

1,300+ acres, 10,000+ autonomous km

Fertilizer Reduction

70%

Total fundingsee investors →

$7.5M seed

Technology

Solar-powered autonomous farm robots

Impact

70% reduction in fertilizer use

Crop focus

Corn cultivation

Data & sources

News coverage

Web sources

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Models (1)

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Current platform

Upside Robot

Upside Robotics autonomous robot for agricultural monitoring.

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Current leadership (2)

Jana Tian Co-founder & CEOSEC-verified
Sam Dugan Co-founderSEC-verified

Founders (1)

Sam Dugancofounderno longer at company

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Upside Robotics.

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Recent coverage

Upside Robotics in third-party press

Upside Robotics is reducing fertilizer use and waste in corn crops

Feb 11, 2026

Financial state

Total funding: $7.5M
Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

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Funding rounds (1)

Seed2026-02-01
$8M(reported) · $30M post

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Timeline

Every recorded move in Upside Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Funding roundSeed funding round
2026-02-01
Seed raising $7500000

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Upside Robotics?

What does Upside Robotics make?

Upside Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Upside Robot (Upside Robotics builds physical robots).

Is Upside Robotics publicly traded?

No. Upside Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Upside Robotics?

Jana Tian is the ceo of Upside Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Upside Robotics?

Upside Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $8M in disclosed funding.

Where is Upside Robotics headquartered?

Upside Robotics is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

How much funding has Upside Robotics raised?

Upside Robotics has raised approximately $8M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Upside Robotics?

Upside Robotics is privately held and venture-backed ($8M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Upside Robotics operate robots?

Upside 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 Upside Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Upside Robotics ranks in roughly the top 49% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Upside Robotics safe?

Upside 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.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication
1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.