By Lisa Stiffler
Publication Date: 2026-03-20 15:08:00
Agtech company Carbon Robotics appointed Kevan Krysler as chief financial officer. The Seattle startup, known for zapping weeds with lasers, reports it has surpassed $100 million in annual revenue. Carbon has also been name-checked twice by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for its pesticide-free approach to weed control.
Krysler joins Carbon from Silicon Valley-based Pure Storage, where he also served as CFO.
Carbon CEO Paul Mikesell said in a statement that Krysler “really gels with our culture and brings public company financial and executive experience to round out our team. This is indicative of Carbon Robotics pushing forward and evolving our leadership to match our rapidly increasing maturity in the market.”
Founded in 2018, Carbon has raised $177 million to date and employs about 260 people. The company operates a manufacturing facility in…
