By autonomously mowing lawns – one of the least-skilled tasks my team undertakes - Electric Sheep is helping us to automate our way out of an extreme labor shortage." Forward-thinking companies in the landscaping industry are turning to automation to help address the most challenging labor environment I’ve ever seen. "If the past few years have taught us nothing else, it’s made us more comfortable with change. This technology provides unique opportunities for the next generation to be engaged in an industry they might not normally consider." We’re also big believers that this opens the door for young people to get excited about horticulture. The automation of our mowing work allows our teams to redirect their focus onto more specialized work at our clients’ properties - the stuff they actually get excited about. The landscape industry, like many others, is experiencing extreme labor shortages, and for us, COVID-19 has only exacerbated a pre-existing problem. It won’t take long for our industry to catch on. "The technology Electric Sheep has brought to market is an absolute game-changer. The company currently has contracts with thirty customers across the U.S. Naganand Murty, CEO of Electric SheepĮlectric Sheep will use the funds to fuel expansion across all departments in order to meet growing customer demand. Solutions such as Electric Sheep’s Dexter robot are helping our customers meet demand and better allocate their already scarce labor pool." $20 billion is allocated annually to lawn mowing alone. More land and water are dedicated to lawns than to wheat and corn combined, and more than 40 million acres of land in the U.S. "I don’t think people realize that lawns are America’s largest crop. Other investors include Foundation Capital, who led the $4 million Seed round, grep -vc, Signia Venture Partners, as well as individual pre-Seed investors Ariel Cohen (TripActions), Travis Deyle (Cobalt Robotics), Sahil Lavingia (Gumroad), and Reinforced Ventures. We are excited to invest and help them grow their leadership position."
Electric Sheep is leading the way with fully autonomous solutions. "Automation of the $115 billion outdoor maintenance market is an enormous opportunity hiding in plain sight. To date, the company has raised $25.7 million and is currently the best-capitalized autonomous mowing start-up with the largest number of commercial customer deployments. The company also today announced Series A financing in the amount of $21.5 million, led by Tiger Global. Tens of thousands of full-time positions are going unfilled, according to the National Association of Landscape Professionals, who also call 2021 "the worst labor market in recent history."
The labor market in landscaping is particularly dire. There are more job openings than there are workers.
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