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Caterpillar acquires Monarch Tractor assets

Caterpillar acquired assets of Monarch Tractor after the self-driving electric tractor startup shut down. 69B Caterpillar acquiring autonomous tractor technology.

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Type
technology
Status
Concludedoperating
Announced
2026-04-15
5 months ago
Active for
5 months

Who’s involved

Monarch Tractortechnology provider

Livermore, CA-based company behind the MK-V, the world's first fully electric autonomous [Smart](/companies/smart-robotics) tractor. Co-founded by CEO Praveen Penmetsa and Mark Schwager, Monarch Tractor raised 33M in Series C funding, the largest in agricultural robotics history, bringing total funding to over 40M at a 18M valuation. The MK-V is a driver-optional autonomous electric tractor for precision farming.

HQLivermore, CAmonarchtractor.com2 partnerships

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  • Caterpillar · customer

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Sources (1)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/monarch-tractors-collapse-ends-in-with-an-acquisition-by-caterpillar/

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