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He believes that there are multiple white spaces within a broader investment focus that need attention like animal health, waste management, soil health, alternative protein sources, and new age rural fintech solutions

The firm aims to invest the fund raised in technology-driven startups across edtech, healthtech, agritech, biotech and consumer business, among others

The company plans to invest as part of its boost program to increase revenues and profits

The partnership focuses on promoting the development of innovative solutions that are likely to aid the adoption of e-commerce in agricultural domain

Otipy, an agritech startup, brings fresh produce from farms to consumers within 12 hours of harvest

The fund raised will be used for the expansion to newer geographies, strengthening the technology and to increase the offerings

Funds will be utilized to aggressively grow and hire across tech and business functions

The fund will be looking to increase the size of this fund over the next few months.

Anjali Bansal is passionately nurturing startups in tech, climate action, innovation and sustainability

Arya.ag, a post-harvest integrated agri-commerce platform, is creating equitable value chains in agriculture

Gramophone's focus is on developing robust B2B retailer network and platform as they look to improve the profitability of farming ecosystem across India

Funds will be utilised to acquire talent, embed fintech product development, and scale up operations

Indian agriculture is evolving. From IoT-based sensors to smart farming, the technological development will usher in a new dawn in the coming years

From farm to fork, agritech startups have been trying to solve pain points at various levels, which conventional farming failed to address

Though India is second-largest aquaculture producer in the world, it hardly has startups working in the same space to assuage pain points

Nukul Upadhye along with his four friends founded Bijak in 2019 that has raised $14.3 million so far and is backed by marquee investors

The company will use the fresh capital to bolster its expansion plans by scaling the team and accelerating its marketing efforts.

Major tech innovations in farming such as automation and robotics, livestock technology, modern greenhouse practices, precision agriculture and artificial intelligence and blockchain are enabling the shift towards modern farming practices

Funds will be used to meet working capital needs and boost automation

As a part of the agreement, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) will provide financial and non-financial incentives totaling to $41 million to Pure Harvest Smart Farms, FreshToHome and Nanorocks

It is observed that the application of technology in this space can solve many such challenges, thanks to agritech startups that are working towards making farmers' lives fair and better