I could not be more excited about partnering with Paul Mikesell, Joon T Ho, and the rest of the Carbon Robotics team again. While there are a lot of things I love about my job, having the opportunity to support the boldest innovators tackling the most challenging problems to positively impact the world is at the top of my list. Paul's vision 6yrs ago of creating an economically viable laserweeder to provide farmers an alternative to addressing weeds with chemicals/herbicides and enabling them to have much healthier and higher quality crops that are sustainable and regenerative for the future was audacious to say the least. Today they have their implements on farms across the world and were recently recognized as one of the 2024 CNBC Distruptor 50 companies: https://lnkd.in/gfQdcbnE. It's been an incredible ride and it's just the beginning! #StifelVentureBanking #AgTech #SeattleTech #Entrepreneur #Sustainability Christopher Berg Ryan Kirschling Rob Seibly, CFA, CPA Stifel Bank Erik Benson Cameron Borumand Rob Freelen John Connors
Stifel Venture Banking is proud to commit $20 million in venture debt to support the strong commercial demand Carbon Robotics is seeing from farmers around the world.
Erik Benson
1mo
Thank you Minh Le for your Day One relationship with founder Paul Mikesell and his team at Carbon Robotics, "leaning in" and contributing your and Stifel Bank’s expertise and balance sheet to accelerate Carbon’s growth. Let's go!
Founder & CEO / AI Robotics
1moThanks Minh Le - you guys have been great to work with. I wouldn't wear a vest from just any bank!