# Charlie Wu: CEO, Orchard Robotics

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Charlie Wu is the founder and CEO of Orchard Robotics. A Thiel Fellow and Cornell University dropout, he founded the company in 2022 to bring AI-powered precision crop management to fruit farmers, inspired by his grandparents who were apple farmers in China.

- **Nationality:** American
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (2)

- [Orchard Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/orchard-robotics.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)
- [Orchard Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/orchard-robotics.md) Founder & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Sources (2)

1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/03/orchard-robotics-founded-by-a-thiel-fellow-cornell-dropout-raises-22m-for-farm-vision-ai/
2. https://agfundernews.com/the-ai-farming-company-orchard-robotics-bags-22m-to-expand-precision-ag-platform


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