On Feb. 18, 2026, Norwegian agtech startup Kilter disclosed a €6.5 million strategic investment from Kubota as it gears up for a Series B. A couple of days later, more details surfaced: the round includes backing from SBG Invest, Pymwymic, Nufarm, Halden Pensjonskasse, ProAgInvest, Natural Ventures, and other shareholders, with Kilter saying most capital came from existing investors.
The headline claim—and the reason Kubota is paying attention—sits inside Kilter’s flagship robot, AX-1: it identifies weeds in bed-grown vegetables and applies micro-drops of herbicide with ~6 mm placement accuracy, targeting weeds individually and reducing herbicide use by “up to 95%.”
That number is attention-grabbing.
