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4AG Robotics

4AG Robotics, formerly TechBrew Robotics, develops autonomous mushroom-harvesting systems in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Its vision-guided Forager robots use AI and robotics to select, pick, trim and pack mushrooms, and retrofit into existing Dutch growing racks. The company reported deployments in Canada, Ireland and Australia at its July 2025 financing announcement. Its current public directory names eight operating leaders, including CEO Nick Pattinson, Chief Product Officer Robbie Edwards and VP of Operations Keiran Fitzpatrick, and five board members. It raised CAD $17.5 million through a preferred-share financing closed in October 2023, led by BDC Capital and InBC Investment Corp., and CAD $40 million in Series B funding announced July 29, 2025, co-led by Astanor and Cibus Capital. The 2025 issuer release reports CAD $57.5 million raised across these two financings.

Founded 1999

Team

Don ListwinDon ListwinIndependent Board Member
Harry BriggsHarry BriggsBoard Member
James GibsonJames GibsonDirector of Mechanical Engineering
Jonathan GoodkeyJonathan GoodkeyBoard Member
Keiran FitzpatrickKeiran FitzpatrickVP of Operations
Keith SpencerKeith SpencerIndependent Board Member
Kyran FindlaterKyran FindlaterSoftware Architect
Mel O’RourkeMel O’RourkeIndependent Board Member
Nate TomlinsonNate TomlinsonVP Mechatronics
Robbie EdwardsRobbie EdwardsChief Product Officer
Spencer LeighSpencer LeighDirector of Software
Steven DeBoerSteven DeBoerVP Finance and Business Operations

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