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Indian agritech startups raise $3.8 billion in funding in 2023
01-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Indian agritech startups raised a record $3.8 billion in funding in 2023, up from $2.6 billion in 2022, according to a report by AgFunderNews.
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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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India's agrifood startups raises a whopping US $4.6 billion funding in FY2022
30-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
India has overtaken China as Asia-Pacific's biggest funder of agrifoodtech innovation, attracting record levels of investment in the fiscal year April 2021 to March 2022, according to AgFunder and Omnivore's fourth India AgriFood Startup Investment Report.
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Ninjacart launches $25 MN agri seed fund
04-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-platform which leverages technology to organize the agriculture ecosystem, launches an Agri Seed Fund, a $25 million fund to support emerging and new-age startups in the agriculture sector.
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India Invites Startups, FPOs to capitalise on agri and food processing policies at EXPO2020 Dubai
19-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
As part of India’s efforts to showcase the country’s investment-friendly policies and growth opportunities in agriculture and allied sectors at EXPO2020 Dubai, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, invited the Startups and FPOs (Farmer Producer Organisations) to submit their proposals to the ministry, and assured them that they would be considered for providing equity grants, management costs, and other available support measures.
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Omnivore launches OmniX Bio to support agrifood life sciences startups
16-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Omnivore has announced the launch of its OmniX Bio initiative to back early stage agrifood life science startups.
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Women play a decisive role in ensuring food security, preserving local Agro-Biodiversity, says Kailash Chaudhary
13-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare organized a webinar recently on 'Women in Agri-startups: Creating Value with Supply Chain Management' in the series of events for celebrating MahilaKisanDiwas 2021.
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New Drone rules ushers a landmark moment benefiting several sectors in India
27-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
In March 2021, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) published the UAS Rules, 2021. They were perceived by academia, Startups, end-users and other stakeholders as being restrictive in nature as they involved considerable paperwork, required permissions for every drone flight and very few “free to fly” green zones were available. Based on the feedback, the Government has decided to repeal the UAS Rules, 2021 and replace the same with the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021.
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Chennai's Aquaconnect selected by Google for Startup Accelerator
21-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
Aquaconnect, India's leading aquaculture technology platform, has been selected for the fifth class of Google for Startups Accelerator (GFS) India.
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Agdhi joins NVIDIA Inception's artificial intelligence program
17-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.
Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru today announced that it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data sciences.
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Five startups making Indian farmers self-reliant by providing agronomic intelligence
14-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.
Agritech in India has seen a skyrocketing growth with numerous startups emerging with new technologies and advanced methods such as data analytics, machine learning and satellite imaging, among others to cater to the needs of Indian farmers and maximize their output.
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Escorts' RNIL announces incubation of five agritech, other startups
16-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
Rajan Nanda Innovation Lab, an initiative of Escorts Ltd., has selected five start-ups in agritech, railtech, and infratech through its Inter-College Innovation Challenge IC square to fund, incubate & mentor.
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ICRISAT incubated eight startups taking technology to farmers
13-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
Eight ICRISAT-incubated startups recently showcased their technologies to support farm livelihoods as part of a larger effort to bridge the technology gap for farmer collectives.
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Microsoft announces program to accelerate growth of agritech startups in India
08-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.
Microsoft announced the launch of a program for agritech startups in India that are committed to driving transformation in agriculture.
