- Union Budget 2018 Gives A Big Thrust On Agriculture But Will It Percolate To Agritech Startups? Reiterating the current government’s commitment to the goal of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 or by India’s 75th independence year, the Union Budget 2018 gave a big thrust to agriculture and the related agritech sector. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s fifth and last union budget introduced a major reform that the minimum support price (MSP) for […]
- Union Budget 2018: What Do AgriTech Startups Expect From Jaitley’s Budget This Year? This article is part of the special coverage of the upcoming Union Budget 2018 from the lens of Indian startup ecosystem. In this pre-budget series, we’ll shed light on major expectations of the startups from Budget 2018 for various industries like agritech, logistics, across all the key areas including taxation. To read all the stories […]
- Startup Watchlist: 12 Indian Agritech Startups To Watch Out For In 2018 This article is part of Inc42’s Startup Watchlist annual series where we list the top startups to watch for 2018 from industries like Agritech, Logistics, Blockchain etc. Explore all the stories from ‘Startup Watchlist’ series here. “Farming is a profession of hope.” And India holds the record for the second-largest agricultural land in the world, […]
- Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding Of The Week [06 -11 Nov] We bring to you the latest edition Funding Galore: Indian Startup Funding of the week. This week 17 Indian startups raised about $47 Mn in funding altogether in the Indian startup ecosystem. (The startup funding calculations are based on the startups that disclosed their funding amounts) One of the most important Indian startup news of […]
- Agritech Startup FarmLink Secures $3 Mn Funding From Pioneering Ventures And Syngenta Agritech startup FarmLink has closed $3 Mn (INR 20 Cr) funding in a round led by investment firm-cum-incubator Pioneering Ventures and agrochemical company Syngenta. This marks the startup’s first institutional round of funding. The development comes three years after the Mumbai-based agritech company was incubated by Pioneering Ventures. With the newly-secured funding, FarmLink is planning […]