Saga Robotics
Norwegian maker of the Thorvald autonomous field robot that treats strawberries and grapevines with UV-C light in the UK and US.
Saga Robotics is a Norwegian company whose Thorvald platform is a modular autonomous robot for soft fruit and grapevine production, used for UV-C treatment against plant disease and for precision data collection. It has offices in Oslo, in Lincoln and Yalding in the UK and in Paso Robles in California, is led by chief executive Sacha de La Noë, and founder Pål Johan From relocated to California to run US operations. On August 14, 2025 it announced it had raised $11.2 million in equity in two tranches: $7.8 million closed on June 23, 2025, mainly from existing investors, and $3.4 million closed on July 8, 2025, aimed at new investors and strategic partners. Backers named included Praesidium Agri-FoodTech of Luxembourg, Aker, Nysnø Climate Investments, Blystad, Hatteland, Melesio, Sanden and MP Pensjon, with no lead investor stated. The company said more than 150 Thorvald 3.0 units were working in the 2025 season, treating about 20 percent of the UK strawberry market for 13 growers and covering more than 1,300 acres of US vineyards, and that the money would fund its commercial rollout in the UK and US.
- Latest funding
- $11.2M
- Total funding
- $11.2M
- Latest valuation
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- Country
- Norway
- Aug 14, 2025Equity raise (unnamed, two tranches)$11.2M