# Shane Dyer

> Shane Dyer is the CEO and co-founder of Irrigreen, an Edina, Minnesota-based company reinventing residential lawn irrigation with AI-powered digital sprinkler systems that use up to 50% less water than conventional setups. A Stanford-trained computer systems engineer and serial entrepreneur with three company foundings under his belt - including Arrayent, an IoT platform acquired for $37M - Dyer applied inkjet printing precision to lawn sprinklers, creating a 'water printing' system now deployed across 300+ installation partners in nearly every U.S. state. Irrigreen raised a $19M Series A in April 2025, bringing total funding to $35.89M, and has saved 400 million gallons of water for customers to date.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Irrigreen
- **Organizations:** Irrigreen, Arrayent, Propellerhead Studios
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Founded three companies over a 20+ year entrepreneurial career, Led Arrayent to a $37M acquisition by Prodea (backed by Intel Capital and DCM), Co-developed 60+ IoT consumer products with major brands including Whirlpool, Chamberlain, and Sylvania

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Co-founded Propellerhead Studios, a product development firm specializing in technology for the toy and game industry, collaborating with Mattel and Hasbro.
- **2002** — Founded Arrayent, an IoT platform company connecting consumer products to smartphones; built out 60+ IoT products with partners including Whirlpool, Chamberlain, and Sylvania.
- **2015** — Stepped back from Arrayent CEO role; Arrayent subsequently acquired by Prodea for $37 million (backed by Intel Capital and DCM).
- **2015** — Spoke at CES 2015 as Arrayent President, showcasing connected home technology.
- **2010** — Co-founded Irrigreen with Gary Klinefelter, beginning years of R&D on precision digital irrigation technology.
- **2021** — Irrigreen launched its first commercially viable digital sprinkler product after eight patents.
- **2024** — Irrigreen unveiled Smart Controller 3, expanding AI-powered lawn care capabilities.
- **2025-04** — Irrigreen secured $19M Series A funding led by Natural Ventures, Burnt Island Ventures, Ulu Ventures, MFV Partners, Tamiami, and Sum Ventures.
- **2025-08** — Launched Irrigreen 3.0 platform featuring Sprinkler 3 (with Auto-Clean patent-pending technology) and Smart Controller 3 with AI-powered features.

## Achievements

- Founded three companies over a 20+ year entrepreneurial career
- Led Arrayent to a $37M acquisition by Prodea (backed by Intel Capital and DCM)
- Co-developed 60+ IoT consumer products with major brands including Whirlpool, Chamberlain, and Sylvania
- Raised $35.89M total funding for Irrigreen, including $19M Series A in April 2025
- Irrigreen has saved 400 million gallons of water for customers
- Built a network of 300+ installation partners spanning nearly every U.S. state
- Irrigreen won the 2025 Green GOOD DESIGN Sustainability Award
- Irrigreen selected as a Good Housekeeping 2026 Home Reno Award Winner
- Featured on CBS's Innovation Nation
- Holds eight patents in digital precision irrigation technology

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — CEO Today Magazine featured Irrigreen in a profile: 'Inside Edina's Quiet Disruption: How Irrigreen Is Reinventing a $5.8 Billion Industry.'
- **2026-01** — Irrigreen selected as Good Housekeeping 2026 Home Reno Award Winner for the Irrigreen System with Smart Controller 3.
- **2025-08** — Launched Irrigreen 3.0 with Sprinkler 3 (patent-pending Auto-Clean, 16-stream precision) and AI-powered Smart Controller 3 with dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
- **2025-04** — Irrigreen secured $19M Series A funding, bringing total funding to $35.89M. Simultaneously launched AI-powered quoting tool using satellite imagery.

## Links

- Website: https://irrigreen.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-dyer-75a84
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/@irrigreen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IrriGreenLandscapeIrrigation/

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Last updated: 2026-05-13