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Orios Venture Partners scores big with 45X return on partial exit from Country Delight
10-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Early-stage venture capital firm Orios Venture Partners announced a successful partial exit from its portfolio company, Country Delight, generating a remarkable 45 times return on its initial investment.
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Fasal cultivates future of horticulture value chain with INR 100 Cr Series-A funding
15-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.
India's full-stack horticulture pioneer Fasal announced that it has raised INR 100 crores in its Series-A funding round led by TDK Ventures and British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom's development finance institution and impact investor, with contribution from ITI Growth Opportunities Fund, Navam Capital and Aureolis Ventures.
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Omnivore expands team with multiple hires
01-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, India's leading agritech venture capital firm, announced four strategic hires to lead key functions and strengthen the firm's commitment to supporting innovations in agriculture and food systems.
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ERGOS raises $10 Million in Series B round led by Aber Nordic, Aavishkaar Capital, and Chiratae Ventures
22-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Indian agritech firm ERGOS has secured $10 million in funding as part of its Series B round, with leading contributions from Aber Nordic, Aavishkaar Capital, and Chiratae Ventures, along with existing investor Trifecta Venture Debt Fund.
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Omnivore exits Barrix Agro Sciences to Sumitomo Chemical
02-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Agritech venture capital firm Omnivore announced today its exit from Barrix Agro Sciences. Omnivore has signed a definitive agreement to sell its stake to Sumitomo Chemical India Limited (SCIL), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical in Japan.
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Omnivore closes $150MN fund to invest in agritech startups that address climate change
27-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, an impact venture capital firm focused on agriculture and food, announced today that it has closed its third fund at $150 million. The fund, which was oversubscribed, will invest in early-stage agritech startups and MSMEs in India.
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Fasal SBI partnership to financially empower farmers, accelerate the transformation of India's horticulture ecosystem
29-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Fasal, India's leading horticulture-first, full-stack Agri-tech company, today announced its partnership with State Bank of India (SBI), aimed to provide farmers with easy access to capital.
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Aavishkaar Capital invests INR 16 Crores in INI Farms
14-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
ESG First Fund, managed by Aavishkaar Capital (Aavishkaar), an Aavishkaar Group company and a global pioneer in taking an entrepreneurship-based approach to scaling businesses for impact, and set up in partnership with KfW, a German state-owned development bank, announced their first investment of INR 16 Crores (1.95 Million USD) from the ESG First Fund into INI Farms.
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Ergos disburse paperless agri loans of over INR 100 Cr in 7 months
01-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
Ergos, India's leading farmer-centric technology platform, backed by Aavishkaar Capital, Chiratae Ventures and British International Investment, that enables farmers to digitise their farm produce and provides them with doorstep access to end-to-end postharvest supply chain solutions, today announced that it has enabled its lending partners to achieve disbursement of over INR 100 crore to small and medium scale farmers and buyers.
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Climate-smart deeptech firm Ecozen raises $25 mn
27-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.
Ecozen announced that it has raised $25 million of combined equity and debt capital.
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Borouge improves livelihood of Indian farming community, builds 900 greenhouse
05-Dec-2022 - 0 Comments.
Borouge PLC (“Borouge” or “the Company”) (ADX symbol: BOROUGE / ISIN: AEE01072B225), a leading petrochemical company that provides innovative and differentiated polyolefin solutions, today announced the completion of 900 greenhouses in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan state in Northern India at a celebration event.
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Nutrition Technologies closes USD 20m equity financing
21-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agri-biotech business Nutrition Technologies, based in Singapore, secured USD 20 million in equity capital.
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Insect biotech startup Loopworm raises $3.4M from Omnivore, WaterBridge
06-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
India's leading insect biotech startup, Loopworm, announced today that it has raised a $3.4 million Seed round co-led by Omnivore and WaterBridge Ventures, with participation from Titan Capital and leading angel investors including Nadir Godrej (Godrej Agrovet), Sanjiv Rangrass (ex-ITC), and Akshay Singhal (Log9 Materials).
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Omnivore sells Eruvaka to Nutreco, delivering the largest exit in Indian agritech
25-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agritech-focused venture capital firm Omnivore announced the sale of Eruvaka to Nutreco recently, delivering the largest exit to date in Indian agritech.
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Farmley raises $6M in Series A funding
24-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.
Farmley, a full-stack nuts & dry fruits brand, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by DSG Consumer Partners and Alkemi Growth Capital alongside existing investors Omnivore, Insitor Partners, and other angel investors.
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Agri-Insurtech startup IBISA raises seed funding from Ankur Capital
16-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agri insurtech startup IBISA announced that Ankur Capital, an India-based leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on transformative technologies in deeptech and climate tech has joined its seed round.
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Piatrika Biosystems raises $1.2 MN seed funding led by Ankur Capital
Agri-Genomics startup, Piatrika Biosystems has raised $1.2 Million in a seed round led by Ankur Capital.
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Anuvia Plant Nutrients raises USD 65.5m in series D funding led by Riverstone Holdings, Piva Capital
27-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Anuvia Plant Nutrients, a Winter Garden, FL-based company that makes sustainable field-ready fertilisers for the agriculture, turf, and lawncare industries, has raised USD 65.5m in Series D funding.
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Agrizy raises $4 million seed funding from Ankur Capital
13-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bengaluru-based ag-tech startup, Agrizy has raised $4 Million in a seed round led by Ankur Capital. This round also saw participation from Omnivore and notable angels like Rajesh Yabaji (CEO, BlackBuck), Zetwerk's Co-founders Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Amrit Acharya, Rahul Sharma, and Vishal Chaudhary among others.
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Omnivore announces launch of new USD 130m venture fund focusing on agritech, climate sustainability
12-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, India's leading agritech venture capital firm, recently announced the launch of its third fund, with a target corpus of USD 130m (INR 1000 crore).
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Aquaconnect raised USD 8m from Trifecta Capital for business expansion
22-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Aquaconnect, a Chennai-based network for aqua farmers, has raised USD 8 million in a venture debt funding round led by Trifecta Capital.
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Otipy raises USD 32m from Westbridge Capital to expand its supply chain in new cities
09-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Agri-tech startup Otipy has raised INR 235 crore (USD 32m) in its series B round led by Westbridge Capital. Existing investors SIG and Omidyar Network India were also involved, according to the company.
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Krishify startup in agritech receives USD 6.2m in pre-series A round from Omnivore
25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
Krihify, an agricultural tech platform, has raised USD 6.2m in a pre-Series A round led by venture capital fund Omnivore. Existing investors Ankur Capital, Omidyar Network India, and Orios Venture Partners were also involved in the financing round.
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EIB, First Capital Bank partners to provide USD 14.17m investment boost for smallholder farmers across Malawi
23-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Union confirmed new cooperation with First Capital Bank to transform access to finance for agricultural businesses across Malawi.
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AGRIM secures USD 10m from Kalaari, Axis Bank to serve USD 50bn in Agri-Inputs market
19-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
AGRIM has raised USD 10m in Series A funding. Kalaari Capital led the round along with Omnivore, India Quotient, and Accion Venture Lab. As part of its Bharat Banking initiative, Axis Bank participated in the round.
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WayCool Foods raises US $117mn in Series D round of funding from World Bank, Gawa Capital
15-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing Agri-commerce company, has raised USD 117 million in their Series D round which saw participation from new and existing investors such as - LightRock, LightBox, FMO, Lightsmith, World Bank Group’s- IFC, Redwood Equity Partners and Gawa Capital. WayCool Foods will use the fresh capital to accelerate and leverage deep tech and automation to enhance its efficiency multi-fold.
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Europe's Impact fund Huruma invests $11.6 MN in WayCool Foods
10-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Europe's leading impact investing fund, Huruma, managed by GAWA Capital, announced its investment of $11.6 million in India's largest and fastest growing agri-commerce company – WayCool Foods.
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Financing sustainable agriculture key to address climate change vulnerability: CFA Institute report
25-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, has called for a concerted effort from Indian Banks, Venture capital (VC) investors, multilateral development institutions, and Indian policymakers, towards catalysing private capital for sustainable agriculture.
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Plant Protein Innovator Proeon raises INR 17.5 Crores in seed round
07-Sep-2021 - 0 Comments.
Committed to building a sustainable and environment friendly food ecosystem, Pune based food ingredient start-up Proeon, has recently raised INR 17.5 Crores as seed capital.
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Sea6 Energy raises USD 9 million in funding for Ocean farming
22-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Bengaluru-based ocean farming startup Sea6 Energy has recently raised USD 9 million as a part of its Series B funding round led by Netherlands-based aquaculture fund Aqua-Spark. Silverstrand Capital a Singapore-based company also participated as a part of this round.
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Otipy raises USD $10.2 mn in Series A led by SIG, Omidyar
19-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Otipy, India’s community group buying platform for fresh produce, raised a Series A financing of USD $10.2 million (Rs 76 crores) led by SIG. Omidyar Network India, Innoven Capital and existing investors IPV (Inflection Point Ventures), Pravega, and FactorE also participated in the round.
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BASF Venture Capital invests in Indian hydroponics firm UrbanKisaan
16-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC) is investing in the Indian startup UrbanKisaan, which specializes in hydroponic cultivation of various types of vegetables, greens and herbs in tropical urban environments. This is BVC’s first investment in an early stage business focusing on India.
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Agri fintech startup Dvara e-registry raises pre-Series A funding from Omnivore, Dvara Holdings
06-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Dvara E-Registry, an agri fintech startup has announced today that it has raised a pre-Series A round of funding from Omnivore, an India based venture capital firm and Dvara Holdings.
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Apollo Agriculture secures USD 1 million from ABC Fund
22-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Apollo Agriculture (Apollo), a Kenyan agri-tech firm that uses machine learning and automated operations technology to help small-scale farmers access the resources they need to maximise their profitability has secured USD 1 million from Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund).
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Cadman Capital appoints specialist to drive growth of aquaculture expansion
08-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Cadman Capital Group, a privately-owned, independent private equity firm has announced the appointment of two new aquaculture hires as it continues to drive the growth of its aquaculture portfolio.
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Omnivore rope in ex-NABARD chairman Dr Harsh Bhanwala as senior advisor
02-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, India’s leading agritech venture capital firm has announced that Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala will become a Senior Advisor from 1 June 2021.
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Jai Kisan raises USD 30mn in Series A funding led by Mirae Asset
31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Rural fintech startup Jai Kisan has raised USD 30mn (INR 217 Crores) in a combination of equity and debt in a Series A round of funding led by Mirae Asset. Blacksoil, Stride Ventures, and Trifecta Capital contributed the debt in the round whereas, Veda Corporate Advisors was the exclusive financial advisor to Jai Kisan for the fundraise.
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Omnivore to elevate USD 150 million funds to enhance rural agritech
31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore, an agritech venture capital firm, recently announced that it is setting up a new USD 150 million funds to be invested in tech-driven, predictive crop insights that can help improve productivity and profitability for farmers in India.
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Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency raises USD $50 mn from Phoenix Group, Cogito Capital
26-Apr-2021 - 0 Comments.
Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency Pvt. Ltd. (NAFA), an agri-focused NBFC and a subsidiary of Netafim Singapore, has raised USD 40 million via external commercial borrowing (ECB) from the Phoenix Group and Cogito Capital, both Israel based investors.
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Agritech startup Freshokartz raises USD 1.4 Million in pre-series round
30-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
Freshokartz Agri Products Pvt. Limited, a premier Agri-tech startup has received USD $1.4 Million (INR 10 Crore) pre-series A funding from Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) and AWE (Achieving Women Equity) Funds to finance its rapid technology rollout while scaling its operations as a provider of premier technology-enabled omnichannel supply chain optimizing solutions along with agronomy advisory and output linkages.
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RFCL's Ramagundam urea project to be commissioned by October, says fertilizer minister
02-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
In a revive meeting held in the capital, Indian minister of chemicals and fertilizers Sadananda Gowda said that 12.7 Lakh MT per annum capacity Ramagundam urea project is expected to be commissioned by October this year.
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Shree Renuka Sugars to raise USD 300 MN through ECBs
04-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
In order to meet working capital of the company, Shree Renuka Sugars Limited has decided to raise USD $300 million (INR 2300 crore) through external commercial borrowings (ECBs) from Wilmar Sugar Holdings Pte Ltd.
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Intello Labs raises $5.9M to digitize quality in fresh produce
19-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Intello Labs has announced that it has raised a INR 45 crore (USD $5.9 million) in a Series A round led by Saama Capital, alongside global agritech funds GROW, SVG Ventures THRIVE
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Govt announces interest subvention on working capital loans for dairy sector
14-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
Looking at the hardship faced by the dairy sector, central government has announced a interest subvention scheme on working capital for dairy sector.
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FICCI's report on women participation in Indian agriculture released by Parshottam Rupala
13-May-2020 - 0 Comments.
FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) Report on Women Participation in Indian Agriculture was released by Indian minister of state, agriculture and farmers welfare, Parshottam Rupala at a webinar held in the capital recently
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Patna based agri marketplace DeHaat raises INR 90 Cr from Sequoia Capital, Dutch Bank
08-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
DeHaat, an online marketplace for farm services and products has raised INR 90 crore (USD $12 million) in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India.
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Japanese firm Kubota Corporation acquires 10% stakes in Escorts Group
04-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.
In order to create one of the largest Indo-Japan agriculture collaboration aligned to make In India, Kubota Corporation will acquire 10% equity stake, on a post capital reduction basis, in Escorts Group, India's second largest tractor manufacturer.
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Murphy Oil sells its Malaysian palm oil business to PTT exploration for $2.12 BN
22-Mar-2019 - 0 Comments.
Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy) announced that a subsidiary has signed a sale and purchase agreement to divest the fully issued share capital of its two primary Malaysian subsidiaries, Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. and Murphy Sarawak Oil Co., Ltd., to a subsidiary of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited
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Dairy startup, Osam raises $6.7 MN in Series B funding
13-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.
Dairy startup, Osam has raised $6.7 million (Rs 45 crore) in Series B funding from Lok Capital-advised Growth Catalyst Partners.