Closing time! India’s Ankur Capital holds $33m first close of second fund
January 27, 2020
Find out the areas of agtech innovation Ankur Capital’s founder Ritu Verma thinks are primed for investment in India and beyond.
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US-China trade tensions could be a jetpack for Indian startups like TechnifyBiz
January 14, 2020
TechnifyBiz, a digital B2B marketplace for non-perishable food commodities like nuts, seeds, dry fruits, specialty grains, and honey, has raised $2m in seed funding from Omnivore and the Insitor Impact Asia Fund.
Sequoia, Omidyar in first Indian agritech bet with $2.5m seed for ag trading platform Bijak
December 17, 2019
Investors included Omnivore and Better Capital, along with Omidyar Network India and Sequoia Capital India’s rapid scale-up program Surge.
India’s Ecozen closes Series A on $6m to help farmers reduce spoilage, navigate supply chain
December 11, 2019
India has a massive farm economy but the supply chain suffers from major inefficiencies that prevent farmers from optimizing farm profits.
Help us pioneer sustainable cotton tech: Apply to The Better Cotton Innovation Challenge
December 5, 2019
The global situation right now is stark. Cotton supports the livelihoods of over 250 million people, yet less than 20% of cotton is grown sustainably. The Better Cotton Innovation Challenge is on the lookout for global game-changing innovations to change this.
Nadir Godrej, India’s bard of agtech
November 20, 2019
Nadir B. Godrej, 66, is not just a titan of Indian agribusiness. He is also an accomplished poet, as a wide-eyed audience discovered at this year’s Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Week in Singapore.
Survey: Which Food & AgTech categories, geographies are investors most excited about?
November 5, 2019
Find out which regions and sectors VCs are most eager to explore in 2020 and tips on how startups can improve their chances of making a deal in this new investor sentiment survey conducted by Idea2Scale and AgFunder.
India’s Fasal raises $1.6m seed funding to build out precision ag across SE Asia
October 30, 2019
Fasal, a precision agriculture platform, has just raised $1.6 million of seed funding from Omnivore and Wavemaker Partners, AFN can confirm.
Foodtech unicorn Zomato ‘finalizing’ $600m round led by Ant Financial, Temasek: report
October 4, 2019
Indian food tech unicorn Zomato is said to be closing a $600m funding round, led by Temasek and Ant Financial, matching a similar move by rival, Swiggy.
Aquaculture startup Aquaconnect raises $1.1m seed round from Omnivore and HATCH
September 24, 2019
Indian VC firm Omnivore tells AFN that aquaculture tech app Aquaconnect has raised a $1.1m seed round from Omnivore and HATCH. Read on to find out more.
AFN introduces… Viridis RS & Tractor Junction
September 18, 2019
Introducing GROW accelerator’s first cohort starting with two startups that are taking aim at India’s agricultural problems – Viridis RS and Tractorjunction.com.
GFI India: Demand for “prestige foods” will drive alt meat industry in emerging markets
September 6, 2019
Asia and Africa are home to 80% of the world’s population and with rising incomes, they are craving and demanding more animal-sourced foods, GFI India’s head Varun Deshpande told AFN on the sidelines of the Good Food Conference in San Francisco today.
Asha Impact tells AFN why it’s time to be bullish on India’s Agtech sector
August 23, 2019
Funding for agtech in India has surged 300%. The number of startups also grew 25%. Is it any wonder why Asha Impact is bullish on the sector?
Rabobank and Caspian partner to fill the debt gap for India’s agri-foodtech startups
August 12, 2019
Dutch banking giant Rabobank is teaming up with impact investment firm Caspian to lend $2 million to India’s agtech startups, which are hot with venture capital firms, but not so much with banks.
India’s DeHaat Raises $2.87m Venture Debt to Launch Financial Services Pilot
May 28, 2019
Farming is expensive and the payout isn’t always guaranteed, but DeHaat hopes to soften the financial stress for its members with new offerings like credit and insurance.
Omnivore Closes Fund 2 on $97m to Improve Lives of India’s 500m Farm Population
April 24, 2019
Omnivore, the Indian agrifood tech venture capital firm, has closed its second fund on $97 million, exceeding a target of $75 million.
Ninjacart Raises $89m from Tiger Global in India’s Largest-Ever Farm Tech Deal
April 24, 2019
Ninjacart, an Indian agritech startup that connects farmers to retailers, has raised Rs625 Cr ($89.5m) from New York-based hedge fund Tiger Global, taking its valuation
How TartanSense is Building Small Robots for Small Farms in India
April 11, 2019
TartanSense builds small land-based robots for small farms and smallholder farmers initially focused on pesticide application.
EXCLUSIVE: India’s Intello Labs Raises $2m Seed Round to Measure Quality of Food Crops with an App
April 2, 2019
Intello Labs is an Indian agtech startup using computer vision and deep learning to measure the quality of crops.
AgTech Spotlight: TheKrishi App Wants to Help Indian Farmers Increase Their Income
March 5, 2019
TheKrishi brings multiple stakeholders of the Indian agri-ecosystem together on a platform.
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