Upstream agritech funding climbs 50%, likely to retain growth: reportUpstream in this context refers to the production side of the agri-supply chain, whereas downstream is the other end, where products are ma...
24 May, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Agritech startups scale down expansion plans to conserve cashIndia is home to 3,000 agritech startups and their role becomes important at a time when exports of major agriculture and processed product...
22 Mar, 2023, 07.02 PM IST
Agritech startups trim teams, rework business models in funding winterThe previously unreported layoffs have come after a period of two years of robust funding activity. About 63% of the total venture capital ...
17 Jan, 2023, 03.01 PM IST
Ninjacart enters international markets with agriculture export-import businessThe company, backed by US retailing behemoth Walmart and New York-based investment firm Tiger Global, said Ninja Global is an online market...
20 Sep, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
B2B agritech marketplace Vegrow raises $25 million in fundingThe Bengaluru-based company’s existing investors Matrix Partners India, Elevation Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Ankur Capital al...
11 Jul, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
AgriBazaar looks beyond the e-mandi to further its agritech pushAgriBazaar, an agritech startup, is moving beyond a pureplay marketplace and heading into agri-advisory, crop identification and estimation...
28 Oct, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
Agritech startup Bijak in talks to raise $35 million led by Bertelsmann IndiaThe startup also counts Omidyar Network, Omnivore Partners and Better Capital among its investors. It is part of Sequoia startup accelerato...
12 Oct, 2021, 06.03 AM IST
How agri-tech companies evolved during the pandemic & their impact on India’s agricultureWith farmers finding it difficult to source inputs locally, an opportunity arose for companies dealing in agri-inputs to sell on online pla...
24 Sep, 2021, 11.48 AM IST
Former Nabard boss Harsh Kumar Bhanwala appointed non-executive Independent director of Agritech player AryaBetween 2013 and 2020, Dr. Bhanwala was chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard), which oversees all as...
20 Aug, 2021, 01.44 PM IST
Indian agritech firms to create value pool of $30-$35 billion by 2025: Bain & CompanyGrowth of new food products and uses as in vertical farming/controlled environment agriculture, regenerative agriculture, sustainability se...
30 Jun, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Agri-tech startups reap nine-fold investment growth: ReportInvestments in agri-tech sector shot up to $430.6 billion till March from $45.8 billion five years ago, says report
12 Dec, 2020, 05.00 AM IST
Agribazaar to treble headcount to 500, double footprintAgribazaar connects around 2 lakh farmers in 32 districts with around 10,000 traders and processors and over 100 farmer producer organisati...
17 Aug, 2020, 04.39 PM IST
Microsoft announces program to accelerate growth of agritech startupsThis program offers tech and business enablement resources to help agritech startups innovate and scale fast.
03 Jun, 2020, 01.26 PM IST
Agritech startup Bijak raises $2.5 million from investorsOmnivore is a venture capital (VC) firm, based in India, which funds entrepreneurs building the future of agriculture and food systems. Omn...
17 Dec, 2019, 04.23 PM IST
Startups break new ground, use tech to help farmersThese firms are tapping governments, insurers, banks, farming co-operatives, development agencies and corporate social responsibility progr...
26 Jul, 2019, 12.12 PM IST
Bounty hopes for farmers as startups, states join handsAgritechnology startups have begun working with several state governments to boost productivity for farmers.
04 May, 2018, 09.06 AM IST
Agriculture ministry seeks tech solutions for 12 agrarian issuesStating that India is self-sufficient in foodgrain production, the secretary said that the ministry's focus has now shifted from food secur...
15 Dec, 2017, 08.08 PM IST