Founders / Sam Dugan
Sam Dugan
Sam Dugan is the co-founder and CEO of Upside Robotics, an agtech AI company based in Kitchener-Waterloo. Sam Dugan co-founded Upside Robotics with Jana Tian. Upside Robotics raised a US$7.5M seed round in February 2026 led by Plural. The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Upside Robotics in February 2026.
Co-founder/CEO of Upside Robotics.
Upside Robotics
Autonomous farming robots.
- Role
- Co-founder/CEO
- HQ
- Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
- Founded
- 2024
- Status
- Active
- Disclosed raised
- US$7.5M
- Latest round
- Seed, Feb 2026
- Website
- upsiderobotics.com
Co-founders: Jana Tian
Investors: Plural, Garage Capital, Entrepreneurs First, Clearpath Robotics founders (angels)
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Data as of November 10, 2026.