
Kubota Corporation is a Japanese global manufacturer of agricultural and construction machinery, engines, and water infrastructure products. Through its strategic investment activities, Kubota invests in agtech and robotics startups to accelerate innovation in smart agriculture and precision farming.
45% of their portfolio is in Food & Agriculture. Their most common stage is series-a (55% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $20.1M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
9
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Koichi Kawana
Outside Director
Kumi Arakane
Outside Director
Nobushige Ichikawa
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) GM of Research and Development Headquarters, GM of Kubota Global Institute of Technology
Takanobu Azuma
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO) GM of Manufacturing Promotion Headquarters, GM of Farm and Industrial Machinery Global Operating Headquarters, GM of ASEAN Farm and Industrial Machinery Strategy and Operations Headquarters
Wataru Kondo
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer GM of Water and Environment Infrastructure Consolidated Company, GM of Tokyo Head Office
Yoshinori Yamashita
Outside Director
Yuri Furusawa
Outside Director
Yutaro Shintaku
Outside Director
Brian Arnold
Executive Officer GM of North America Manufacturing Unit, Vice President of Kubota North America Corporation, President of Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation
Hideo Takigawa
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Compliance & Quality Officer(CCQO) GM of Compliance and Risk Management, QA Headquarters
Hiroyuki Araki
Executive Officer GM of Autonomous Information Technology Unit
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOceanWell | Series A | $11M | Nov 2024 |
| BBloomfield Robotics | Unknown | — | Jan 2023 |
| Series A | $30M | Dec 2020 | |
| Series B | $30M | Jan 2019 | |
| Series A | $7.5M | — | |
| Series B | $25M | — | |
| AAdvanced Farm Technologies | Series A | $7.5M | — |
| SSEETREE SYSTEMS LTD | Series B | $30M | — |
| Series A | $20M | — | |
| KKilter | Series B | — | — |
| TTevel Aerobotics Technologies | Series A | $20M | — |
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Last updated: 9 September 2026