Archives for agri tech

08 Apr

Agri Analytics Startup DeHaat Raises $12 Million In A Sequoia-Led Funding

DeHaat, an Agritech platform, has recently raised $12 million, which is approximately ₹83 crore in a Series A funding led by Sequoia India. The funding was also in participation with FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank; alongside the existing investors, Omnivore and AgFunder have also participated in this round. DeHaat, an agri-tech platform, helps farmers…

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11 Nov

How Incubators Are Driving The Agri-Tech Sector In India

The agriculture sector is one of the biggest contributors to the Indian economy. It is still woefully fragmented and unorganized. The scope for building a seamless ecosystem in the agri-technology space is humongous. The start-up community has seen a lot of traction in this sector, and India is home to over 450 agri-tech initiatives. The…

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16 Aug

Agritech Startups Unleash A New Wave Of Innovation In Rural India

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Advanced technologies have benefited up and coming organisations in the information technology, e-commerce and digital services space in India for a long time. Many startups have secured large funding over the years in those areas.  Now, it seems that the agritech is proving to be the next big space for startups. This is evident from…

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04 Jul

Centre Joins Hands With IBM To Use AI & Weather Prediction To Help Farmers

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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare this week signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) for undertaking a pilot study with IBM India, where the company would generate solution in the field of agriculture through artificial intelligence and weather technology at the farm level to provide weather forecast and soil moisture information on pro bono basis.…

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16 Jan

Chennai-Based Agri-Tech Startup WayCool Raises ₹120 Crore In Funding

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With India’s agri-tech startups taking precedence in global and local market, WayCool, a Chennai-based farm product delivery startup gains a milestone by raising a fresh round of funding from a European company. This four-year-old startup raised  ₹120 crore in both equity and debt from LGT, a Europe-based prominent angel investor and institutional lender. While the…

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21 Nov

CropIn Tech Raises $8 Million In Series B Funding Led By Chiratae Ventures, Gates Foundation

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Noted future-ready farming solutions company CropIn Technology this week raised $8 million in Series B funding. The funding for this round was led by Chiratae Ventures (formerly IDG Ventures) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund. Krishna Kumar, co-founder and CEO at CropIn now says that with this new Series B funding, the company…

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