Sabanto

Sabanto develops retrofit autonomy kits that convert existing tractors into autonomous row-crop machines. Its GNSS, perception and remote mission-control stack supports planting and other field operations.

Facts

Segment: Agricultural Robotics
Country: US
Founded: 2018
Website: https://sabantoag.com/

Funding

2026-07-14 - Series B - Sabanto closes oversubscribed Series B led by Leaps by Bayer - Sabanto closed an undisclosed oversubscribed Series B led by Leaps by Bayer to scale production, dealer distribution and deployment of its retrofit tractor-autonomy system. - source: bayer.com
2022-08-18 - Series A - $17M - Sabanto raises $17M Series A for autonomous farm equipment - Sabanto closed a $17 million Series A to expand autonomy systems for agricultural equipment. - source: prnewswire.com

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Investors

DCVC - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-14
Fulcrum Global Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-14
InnoVenture Iowa - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-14

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Market context

Comparable profiles and adjacent companies connected by shared workflow, capability, or stack position.

Bluewhite - comparable profile - peer: Agriculture Robotics Companies
FarmWise - comparable profile - peer: Agriculture Robotics Companies
EarthSense - comparable profile - peer: Agriculture Robotics Companies

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Timeline

2026-06-30 - Partnership - Sabanto and Verdant integrate autonomous tractor operation with SharpShooter - The workflow connects cabless autonomous field work from navigation through plant-level application. The integration is already operating commercially, including at Bethel Farms in sod production. - source: news.google.com
2025-10-09 - Partnership - Sabanto expands autonomous tractor retrofits into Australia - OneAg and Vantage NSW will provide local support for Sabanto retrofit autonomy kits. The systems convert existing tractors into autonomous machines for Australian farmers. The partnership connects Sabanto to a customer, supplier or channel for maritime… - source: sabantoag.com

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Team

Craig Rupp - Founder & Chief Executive Officer - Founded Sabanto and leads its retrofit agricultural-autonomy strategy.
Cory Spaetti - Chief Operating Officer - Leads Sabanto's operations and deployment scale-up.
Mike Burdick - Commercial Lead - Leads commercialization and customer development for Sabanto's autonomy kits.

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Relations

Verdant Robotics - Sharpshooter Integration Partner - Sabanto integrated its autonomous tractor operation with Verdant Robotics SharpShooter plant-level precision application system.

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