Undisclosed · Other round · Agritech · Geilenkirchen, Germany
Geilenkirchen-based ag-tech.systems has closed an undisclosed seed funding round with NRW.BANK and a new family-office-backed investment vehicle. The company says the capital will support product development, preparation for series production and a controlled market launch of its epc.160 system, alongside expansion into more crops and international markets.
Electricity replaces chemistry at the point of use
ag-tech.systems is developing tractor-mounted equipment that uses high-voltage current to control weeds and dry crops before harvest without synthetic herbicides. Its proprietary conductive fluid, volt.fuel, is sprayed ahead of the electrodes to reduce the plant's electrical resistance; the company says this makes the electrical treatment viable at field scale.
The epc.160 combines a 160 kW power system with a 12.6-metre working width and ISOBUS integration, allowing it to be operated through a modern tractor's existing display. ag-tech.systems reports six field seasons, 38 tested machines across 12 countries and work in more than five major crops. Those company-reported figures show the technology has moved beyond a laboratory prototype, but repeatable commercial deployment still depends on manufacturing, dealer support and evidence that the economics hold across different farms and crops.
The financing targets the move from trials to a repeatable product
NRW.BANK is investing through NRW.SeedCap, while ag-tech Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG brings together several family offices. They join existing shareholders including Raiffeisen Ventures and power-electronics specialist ISEG Leistungselektronik Sachsen. The mix matters because ag-tech.systems is commercialising machinery rather than a stand-alone software product: production know-how, agricultural distribution and high-voltage engineering are all part of getting the system into the field.
The company says the new capital will help prepare series production of the epc.160, extend applications to crops including sugar beet, barley and rapeseed, and develop larger machines for broad-acre farming. It also plans expansion into Canada, the United States, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
That makes the next test commercial repeatability. ag-tech.systems currently lists active dealers in Germany, Spain and Canada, giving it a route to demonstrations, sales and service. Scaling will depend on whether the company can standardise production and support while proving enough farm-level value to justify replacing or supplementing familiar chemical and mechanical weed-control methods.
