AgXeed · 2021
Autonomy and robotics for field operations
Joint development and integration of autonomous agricultural machinery, alongside founding the 3A (Advanced Automation & Autonomy) initiative
Source: www.claas.com
CLAASHarsewinkel, GermanyOpen the interactive map Venture client unit · Industrials & Manufacturing
CLAAS
Venture Clienting
Harsewinkel, Germany
About CLAAS
CLAAS is a leading international manufacturer of agricultural engineering equipment, founded in 1913 by August Claas and headquartered in Harsewinkel, Germany. As an independent family business, CLAAS is a global technology leader in harvesting equipment, tractors, and agricultural digital solutions.
Source: www.claas.com
How CLAAS works with startups
At CLAAS, we rely on innovative solutions to meet customer requirements and develop new products, services, and business models at speed. We engage with startups using two complementary models: Venture Clienting: Acting as an early customer, we integrate startup technologies directly into our business processes and engineering workflows. We run practical pilot projects and proof-of-concepts (PoCs) under real-world conditions, allowing our technical experts to evaluate solutions and scale them long-term across manufacturing, supply chain, and product development. Venture Capital: Through Seed Green Innovations GmbH, we provide corporate venture capital funding to startups in the Seed and Series A phases across Europe and North America. Beyond financial backing, we offer startups direct access to our domain expertise, global market channels, and agricultural engineering network to accelerate market adoption.
Source: www.claas.com
Areas of interest
- Digital process innovations driving advanced solutions across core operational areas such as manufac
- Product innovations delivering cutting-edge technologies and hardware to enhance our machinery portf
- Digital solutions providing smart farming platforms and connected tools to help farmers manage their
Message from the team
At CLAAS we believe that collaborating with and investing in start-ups are key to jointly establishing trail-blazing innovations in agricultural engineering.
Selected startup collaborations
Nyris · 2026
Sub-second spare part identification for dealers and customers, eliminating manual catalog searches and accelerating after-sales service workflows.
Integration of nyris AI visual recognition technology into the CLAAS Parts Recognition App, enabling instant identification of over 90,000 spare parts by matching user photos against real component images and 3D CAD renders.
Source: lnkd.in
Grainsense · 2026
Real-time crop quality insights without stopping or taking separate samples, giving farmers laboratory-level accuracy in the field to optimize grain sorting, premium pricing, and precision agronomy.
Integration of GrainSense's Near Infrared (NIR) sensor technology into CLAAS combine harvesters under the name Nutrimeter Grain, enabling real-time analysis of protein, moisture, and oil content directly from flowing grain during harvest.
Source: grainsense.com
Agvolution · 2026
Microclimate sensing and smart irrigation decision support
Pilot project on Agvolution microclimate soil sensors with CLAAS digital farm management workflows to optimize field-level resource management.
Source: www.linkedin.com
E-Farm · 2019
Digital marketplace for used agricultural machinery
Minority investment and strategic partnership to scale global online trading of used equipment.
Source: www.claas-bordesholm.de
VPATH AI · 2026
Drastically reduces manual documentation effort in early-stage engineering, accelerating R&D workflows while ensuring 100% traceability and compliance for complex machinery.
Evaluation and implementation of VPATH AI's Engineering Intelligence Platform to connect legacy product data into a centralized Product Knowledge Graph, enabling automated, audit-ready creation of SysML v2 models, requirements, and Design FMEAs (TRiAS) for safety-critical systems.
Source: vpathai.com
These are selected publicly described collaborations, not a complete procurement record or a measure of spending.
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