From the farm to farm equipment
Andersen grew up on a working farm and began driving tractors when he was four. He studied geology and political science and worked in clean tech and investment banking.1
After business school he joined Case New Holland, Deere's largest competitor, where he analyzed Blue River Technology and the wider autonomy market and concluded that autonomy would disrupt agriculture.2
Building Burro
He co-founded the company in 2017 as Augean Robotics, finding both co-founders through cold outreach on LinkedIn.1
As CEO he led a $24 million Series B announced in January 2024, which he said would go toward scaling, new products, and a larger sales team. By October 2026 Burro had more than 800 robots in 17 countries.3,4
The industry has plenty of prototypes and very few products.Burro press release, October 20, 2026
Links
Sources
- Everywhere Ventures, Founders Everywhere: Charlie Andersen, accessed November 4, 2026
- AlleyWatch, Augean Robotics: Mechanizing food production from farm to table, February 2020, accessed November 4, 2026
- TechCrunch, The Burro Grande finds the agtech robotics firm going big, January 9, 2024, accessed November 4, 2026
- GlobeNewswire, Burro announces general availability of Grande 44, October 20, 2026, accessed November 4, 2026
Photo: Burro, Meet the team.
