Nexat

What Nexat does

NEXAT GmbH is a German agricultural engineering company founded in 2017 in Rieste, Lower Saxony, as a spin-off of Kalverkamp Innovation GmbH. It designs and manufactures a single, electrically driven, wide-span carrier vehicle that performs every step of crop production (soil cultivation, seeding, crop protection, and harvesting) by swapping interchangeable modular implements via a quick-change system. The architecture enables Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) at a constant working width of 6-24 meters, leaving up to 95% of the arable area uncrossed to minimize soil compaction and erosion. Power comes from dual engines delivering up to 1,090 hp, and the drivetrain is engineered to accept a hydrogen fuel cell for climate-neutral operation; the platform is also wired for full autonomous operation. Field trials reportedly demonstrate 20-40% energy savings, 10-20% yield gains, and 20-50% profitability uplift versus conventional mixed fleets.

The company monetizes through one-time capital-equipment sales of the carrier vehicle plus recurring module and accessory revenue (an online shop exists at shop.nexat.de). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with regional sales managers covering Germany, North America, Brazil, and Eastern Europe. The product is targeted at large-scale commercial farming operations and regenerative-agriculture practitioners, and distribution/capability development is supported by strategic alliances with Väderstad (co-developed implements) and EW Group (strategic capital and international scaling). The company has 11-50 employees, has no disclosed revenue or external funding rounds, and was validated by the DLG Innovation Award 2022 (Gold Medal) and the agrifuture concept winner 2023 award.

Name

Nexat

Legal name

NEXAT GmbH

Website

https://nexat.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NEXAT GmbH, founded 2017 in Rieste, Germany, manufactures an all-in-one modular agricultural carrier vehicle that replaces entire tractor fleets by performing tillage, seeding, crop protection, and harvesting via swappable implements, sold direct to large-scale commercial farms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rieste

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Machinery Sales: Nexat generates revenue through the sale of its modular agricultural machinery system. The system replaces multiple traditional machines with a single modular carrier vehicle, representing a capital equipment sale model targeting commercial farming operations.
2. Module Attachments and Accessories: Revenue is generated from interchangeable modules for different agricultural operations (seeding, harvesting, spraying) that can be swapped on the carrier vehicle.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NEXAT GmbH develops, manufactures, and sells an all-in-one modular agricultural machinery system built on an electrically driven wide-span interchangeable carrier vehicle. A single carrier unit handles the complete crop production cycle — tillage, sowing, crop protection, and harvesting — via quick-change modules with a constant 6–24 m working width, and is prepared for hydrogen fuel cell operation and full autonomization. The system is sold as capital equipment to large-scale commercial farming operations globally, supplemented by parts and accessories via an online shop.

Product overview

Nexat offers the NEXAT System — a unified modular agricultural machinery platform that consolidates all crop production steps (soil cultivation, sowing, crop protection, and harvesting) into a single electrically-driven wide-span carrier vehicle with interchangeable modules. The system enables Controlled Traffic Farming (CTF) with working widths of 6-24 meters, ensuring 95% of arable land is never compacted. Nexat also supports multi-cropping for crop diversification. The platform is designed for full autonomization and is prepared for fuel cell operation with green hydrogen for climate neutrality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NEXAT System Tractor All-in-one modular agricultural machinery system built on an electrically driven wide-span interchangeable carrier vehicle, performing every step of crop production — soil cultivation, sowing, crop protection, and harvesting — via a quick-change modular system with constant 6-24 m working width. Sold as capital equipment to large-scale commercial farming operations globally.
• NEXAT Parts and Accessories (Online Shop) Online shop portal offering parts and accessories for the NEXAT system, supporting installed-base owners of the carrier vehicle and modules.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of total arable area never overrun
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EW GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Strategic cooperation announced between NEXAT and EW Group, an international family holding company, in the run-up to AGRITECHNICA. This is a future-oriented partnership combining NEXAT's innovative agricultural machinery system with EW Group's international family holding expertise.
• VäderstadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 December 2021Swedish company Väderstad, an international market-leading manufacturer of tillage, planting and seeding equipment, has been a closely involved partner in the development and adaptation of specific module solutions for the NEXAT system. Väderstad will offer these specific modules for the new crop production system going forward.
• Kalverkamp Innovation GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Parent company and co-founder of NEXAT. NEXAT was founded in 2017 by Kalverkamp Innovation GmbH which contributes over 50 years of development and consulting expertise expressed in numerous product developments for leading international agricultural machinery manufacturers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kubota Corporation: Japanese agricultural equipment manufacturer with global tractor and implement portfolio. Comparable as a broad incumbent increasingly active in precision and sustainable agriculture aligned with NEXAT's value proposition.
• CNH Industrial: Manufacturer of Case IH and New Holland agricultural equipment plus construction vehicles. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same large-farmer capex wallet across the full crop production cycle.
• John Deere: Global market leader in agricultural equipment with broad tractor, harvesting and precision-ag offerings. Comparable as the dominant incumbent whose dealer/financing footprint NEXAT must compete against for large commercial farmer customers.
• CLAAS: German premium agricultural machinery manufacturer specializing in tractors, combines and forage harvesters. Closest comparable incumbent by geography (German Mittelstand heritage, similar EU farmer base) and adjacent product breadth.
• AGCO Corporation: Global agricultural equipment group whose brands include Fendt and Massey Ferguson, covering tractors, combines and application equipment. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping tractor and crop-production machinery solutions to large farms.

Direct peers

• Amazone: German manufacturer of fertilizer spreaders, sprayers and seeding machinery. Comparable as a German specialty peer addressing crop production workflows overlapping with several NEXAT modules.
• Lemken: German family-owned manufacturer specializing in tillage, sowing and crop protection implements. Comparable as a German specialty equipment peer targeting similar large commercial farmers with modular/implement-focused product depth.
• Väderstad: Swedish manufacturer of tillage and seeding equipment and a confirmed strategic partner of NEXAT. Comparable because it both supplies modules for the NEXAT system and independently serves the same large-farm implement market.
• Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone: German agricultural machinery manufacturer known for forage harvesters and tillage/planting implements. Comparable as a German specialty peer building modular, professional-grade equipment for large commercial farmers.
• Horsch Maschinen: German manufacturer of tillage, seeding and crop protection machinery serving large-acreage farmers. Comparable as a direct specialty-peer with focused, modular tillage/planting products targeting professional farm operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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