Agritech

Indian startups fired nearly 18,000 employees in 2022 as a funding winter and macroeconomic uncertainty froze investors in their tracks. Not much has changed on this front at the start of 2023, with companies such as Dunzo, ShareChat and…

Agri-tech startup Cropin has raised Rs 113 crore (about $13.7 million) in its Series D round, from new investors Google and JSR Corporation as well as existing ones ABC Impact and Chiratae Ventures. The funds will help expand Cropin Cloud,…

The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence has received a $1 million grant from Google.Org. Wadhwani AI will utilize the grant towards building AI-powered solutions that help farmers gain timely, localized and accurate…

Egg-focused consumer brand Eggoz said it has raised $8.8 million (Rs 66 crore) in Series B funding, led by Mumbai-based IvyCap Ventures. The brand sells premium eggs online and offline through organised trade channels. The funding round – a…

Agritech startup Grow Indigo has raised over $6 million in the recent funding round with a cumulative capital raise thus far of over $13 million, the company informed through a media release. The round saw interest from investors globally…

Early-stage venture capital (VC) firm Unitus Ventures has brought on board sustainability veteran Sanjiv Rangrass and global leader Raj Nooyi. Rangrass joins as a venture partner and will lead the firm’s investment strategy in the climate…

Fresh fruit importer IG International on December 5 announced that it has entered into a collaboration with agri-tech startup Fyllo to increase the productivity of fruit crops and reduce the cost of cultivation. The firm also aim to ensure…

Agritech startup MoooFarm, which offers a dairy-as-a-service platform to farmers, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Aavishkaar Capital. Other investors that participated in the round include Aditya Birla Ventures,…

Agritech startup Otipy, operated by Crofarm Agriproducts, on November 1 announced that it has appointed Rohit Sood as the Chief Business Officer to drive the next phase of business expansion in existing and new markets in India. "He will…

Agri-tech platform Falca has raised over $ 3 million in pre-series A round led by Inflection Point Ventures, along with a combination of debt and equity funding. The round also saw participation from LetsVenture, and Mumbai Angels among…