Cibus Capital co-leads CAD 40 million Series B financing for 4AG Robotics

Cibus Capital LLP (“Cibus Capital”), the specialist investment advisory firm focused on sustainable food and agriculture, including agrifood tech, has acted as co-lead for a $40 million CAD Series B financing for 4AG Robotics, the global pioneer in fully autonomous mushroom harvesting.

The global mushroom sector – expected to surpass $70 billion by 2030 – continues to face labour shortages. In western markets, labour accounts for over 40% of production costs. 4AG’s system uses AI-powered computer vision, precision suction grippers and advanced motion control  24/7, every day of the year – without manual labour. Designed to retrofit into existing infrastructure, the robots enable consistent quality, improved yield, reduced labour costs and access to real-time operational data for growers.

The new capital will help 4AG Robotics to expand its manufacturing footprint, grow its field service and customer success teams and accelerate the development of next-gen features like punnet packing, disease detection and AI driven yield optimisation.

Archie Burgess, Investment Director at Cibus Capital, said: “We are very excited to partner with 4AG, the global leader in agricultural harvesting robotics. Mushroom farming presents an enormous opportunity to utilise robotics and AI to drive labour optimisation together with higher yields and improved quality. The impressive 4AG team has already developed a fleet of robots that pick up to one million mushrooms per week. We look forward to supporting them in accelerating this trajectory.”

“This funding helps us leap from a startup proving our product works to a scale-up manufacturer trying to keep pace with demand,” said Sean O’Connor, CEO of 4AG Robotics. “In just two and a half years, we’ve gone from asking farms to trial our technology to having deposits for over 40 additional robots. As one of the first companies to fully automate the human hand in produce harvesting, we’re ushering in a new era for mushroom farming.”

The Series B was led by Cibus Capital and Astanor, with support from new investor Voyager Capital and existing investors InBC, Emmertech, BDC Industrial Innovation Fund, Jim Richardson Family Office and Stray Dog Capital. This round follows 4AG’s $11 million raise in late 2024 and a $17.5 million round in 2023, bringing total capital raised to over $58.5 million in the past two years.

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About Cibus Capital

Cibus Capital is a London-based sustainable food and agriculture investment firm advising over $1 billion. Founded in 2016, the Cibus funds invest in companies transforming the food and agriculture value chain towards commercial viability, sustainability and resilience. Learn more at https://www.cibusfund.com/

About Astanor

Astanor is a leading impact investor transforming the agrifood sector, “from soil to gut” by backing ambitious entrepreneurs building scalable solutions for a regenerative, climate-positive future. Learn more at https://astanor.com/

About 4AG Robotics

4AG Robotics builds fully autonomous harvesting systems that replace manual labour in commercial mushroom farms. Its AI-powered robots pick, trim, and pack mushrooms directly from existing infrastructure—around the clock, with precision and consistency. Founded in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, 4AG is active across five countries and backed by leading global investors. Learn more at http://www.4ag.ai .