Agri Start-Ups
B2B food processing platform Suite42 raises $4.3mn in seed round from Omnivore and Orios
Suite42 plans to use the seed funding for talent acquisition, developing the “Suite42...
Insect biotech start-up Loopworm raises $3.4mn in seed round from Omnivore and WaterBridge
The seed round also had participation from Titan Capital and leading angel investors...
Intellecap and TRIF launch carbon finance platform for 1mn smallholder farmers
The platform will enable income generation, livelihood enhancement and climate-resilient...
Omnivore sells Eruvaka to Nutreco, delivering the largest exit in Indian agritech
Based in Vijayawada, Eruvaka develops cloud-based aquaculture pond management solutions,...
Jai Kisan raises $50mn to fuel rise of rural India, giving rural customer first-ever fully digital POS financing experience
Jai Kisan's app, Bharat Khata, helps rural value chains digitize transactions, capturing...
Rural commerce platform Hesa acquires Flinkhub for enhancing super app capabilities
Flinkhub has two products — Flinkhub relationship intelligence, a tool that accurately...
Piatrika Biosystems raises $1.2mn in seed funding led by Ankur Capital to build a platform for discovery of new sustainable crop varieties
India/UK-based agri-genomics start-up Piatrika Biosystems has raised $1.2mn in a...
Agri-fintech start-up Hesa to provide financial solutions to over 60K Hesaathis
The financial services provided also increase the productivity of farmers. As most...
Climate Angels-backed Sunbird Straws rolls out leaf straws as alternative to single-use plastic straws
Starting 1 July 2022, the Government of India has implemented a nationwide ban on...
Samunnati enters into largest co-lending partnership with SBI for financing FPOs
The initial programme amount is Rs 100 crore. This partnership will enable Samunnati...
Arya.ag crosses Rs 500cr milestone on its fintech platform
The agritech platform has recorded over three times growth on its digital agri-lending...
Leads Connect launches SIGMAA pilot study to double farmers' income using technology interventions
Noida-based agritech company Leads Connect Services launched the Seamless Digital...
Fish and meat distribution start-up FreshR raises $1.2mn in latest funding round
Building India’s largest fish and meat distribution business, FreshR has recently...
Gram Unnati brings climate-compatible agriculture to over 5,000 acres in Uttarakhand; helps save 4,000 litres of water per acre
Gram Unnati worked closely with the local district administration, local maize processors,...
Agritech platform Krishi Network strengthens its language offerings to connect with more farmers
Krishi Network has recently announced that it has added six new languages — Gujarati,...
Arya.ag acquires autonomous AI agritech player Prakshep
Arya.ag connects sellers and buyers of agri-produce, providing complete assurance...
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