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Laser Weed-Killing Startup Cuts 49 Jobs After Raising $20 Million

The robotics company reduced its workforce despite recently crossing $100 million in revenue and securing new capital.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 23 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 23 Oct 2026. Crunchbase News published first, on 23 October at 11:00 UTC; Inc. followed 4h 05m later. The most recent article, from Inc., appeared on 23 October at 15:05 UTC.

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  1. This $548 Million Startup Built a Laser That Kills Weeds. Now It’s Cutting Roughly 49 Jobs Inc.
  2. 5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed: Robot Training, Space Lasers And Greener Cement Crunchbase News
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