Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder
  • Primary Organization 
    iRobot
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Helen Greiner commands a presence in the field of robotics. Co-founding iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) in 1990, Helen Greiner served as president until 2004 and chairman until 2008. During her tenure, Helen Greiner guided iRobot into its position as a global leader with the release of the Roomba™, the PackBot™ and SUGV military robots. She built a culture of

practical innovation and delivery that led to the deployment of 6,000 PackBots with our troops. In addition, Helen Greiner headed up iRobot’s financing projects, raising $35M in venture capital for a $75M initial public offering. Greiner holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in computer science, both from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Accolades – One of America’s Best Leaders, named by the Kennedy School at Harvard in conjunction with the U.S. News and World Report “Innovator for the Next Century” by Review Magazine Global Leader of Tomorrow and Young Global Leader by the World Economic forum Received prestigious Pioneer Award from the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) DEMO God Award and DEMO Lifetime Achievement Award New England Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young Inducted into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame Distinctions – A Trustee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston Museum of Science (MOS) On the Board of Visitors of the Army War College (AWC) and Army Science Board (ASB) Served as the elected President and Board Member of the Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) A Trustee of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

Number of Investments 3
Helen Greiner has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Series A - Bounce Imaging on May 2, 2022, when Bounce Imaging raised
$4.2M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 2, 2022
Bounce Imaging
Series A - Bounce Imaging
$4.2M
Jan 26, 2021
Preemadonna
Seed Round - Preemadonna
$5.6M
Sep 13, 2015
Preemadonna
Seed Round - Preemadonna
$500K
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 4
Helen Greiner has 2 current jobs as Chief Executive Officer at Tertill Corporation and Co-Founder at iRobot. Additionally, Helen Greiner has had 4 past jobs including Founder and CEO at Aria Insights.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Aria Insights
Founder and CEO2008Sep 1, 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trustee2007Jun 2013
iRobot
President19942004
Aria Insights
Founder & Chief Technology OfficerSep 1, 2016
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 1
Helen Greiner holds 2 board and advisor roles as Board of Visitors at Army Science Board and Trustee at Museum of Science.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
iRobot
ChairmanOct 2008
Number of News Articles 161
Funding RoundMay 2, 2022
Bounce Imaging raised $4,200,000 / Series A from Backstage Capital and 6 other investors
NewsMay 4, 2021
Funding RoundJan 26, 2021
Preemadonna raised $5,600,000 / Seed from Amazon Alexa Fund and 11 other investors
NewsNov 5, 2020
Adafruit Industries - Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! — Helen Greiner – CEO, Tertill: The Solar powered weeding robot #Tertill
NewsSep 30, 2020
NewsSep 29, 2020
NewsMar 25, 2019