HarvestX Timeline

Events

• 2026-07-06 - Funding - HarvestX signs Mitsubishi Corporation investment partnership - Mitsubishi Corporation became a strategic investor in HarvestX. HarvestX builds AI robotics for plant-factory automation, including automated pollination and precision robot-arm workflows. The agreement follows HarvestX's March 2026 capital and business… - source: prtimes.jp
• 2026-03-25 - Partnership - Sumitomo Corporation enters capital and business alliance with HarvestX - Sumitomo Corporation entered a capital and business alliance with HarvestX around AI-powered automated pollination robots and plant-factory automation. Sumitomo said the alliance would support stable food production and global automation solutions for… - source: sumitomocorp.com
• 2024-11-20 - Deployment - HarvestX announces first commercial implementation of its automated strawberry cultivation solution at Hamamatsu Farm - HarvestX announced that Shunkado would implement HarvestX as the world's first commercial application at Hamamatsu Farm. The company said the pilot plant had been established in May 2024 with support from Hamamatsu City and Hamamatsu Iwata Shinkin Bank.… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2024-03-20 - Funding - HarvestX raises 410 million yen in pre-Series A funding - HarvestX announced 410 million yen in pre-Series A funding for its automated strawberry cultivation solution. The company said the round would support further R&D and the buildout of a demonstration facility equipped with HarvestX. HarvestX said the… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2023-11-06 - Facility Opening - HarvestX opens new branch office in Hamamatsu City - HarvestX established a Hamamatsu office to strengthen business expansion for its automated strawberry cultivation system. The company said the region's strong strawberry production base would help it understand grower needs and provide more tailored… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2022-12-21 - Product Launch - HarvestX announces sequential rollout of its automated strawberry cultivation solution from summer 2023 - HarvestX announced that it would begin offering its automated strawberry cultivation solution from summer 2023. The company said the new XV3 robot improved work efficiency and scalability versus earlier demonstration models. HarvestX positioned the solution… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2022-03-30 - Partnership - HarvestX partners with National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College - HarvestX partnered with National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College and established its second office within the college to start joint research. The collaboration was framed around accelerating development of a more efficient pollinating attachment… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2022-03-30 - Funding - HarvestX secures a total of 150 million yen in funding - HarvestX announced 150 million yen in funding to support hardware and software development for demonstration tests with indoor farming partners. The company said the round would also support efforts to improve pollination accuracy through real-world farm… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2021-11-15 - Product Launch - HarvestX launches XV2 automatic pollinating and harvesting robot prototype - HarvestX released XV2, a new automatic pollinating and harvesting robot prototype built for indoor vertical farms. The company said XV2 improved mobility and efficiency over the earlier prototype and added magnetic-guidance autonomous driving and… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2021-06-21 - Facility Opening - HarvestX establishes HarvestX Lab for robotic systems R&D - HarvestX established HarvestX Lab at the University of Tokyo Entrepreneur Lab as an R&D facility for fully automated strawberry cultivation robot systems. The company said the lab would let it run year-round testing and speed up verification and evaluation… - source: harvestx.jp
• 2021-01-18 - Funding - HarvestX raises a total of 50 million yen in funding - HarvestX announced a total of 50 million yen in funding to advance its automated pollination and harvesting robotics work for indoor farms. The company said the funding would support hardware and software development for demonstration tests with partner… - source: harvestx.jp