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Agritech-focused VC Omnivore makes it to IA 50 Impact Fund list Homegrown early-stage VC Omnivore, which has backed 25 agritech startups in India, has been selected in ImpactAssets global impact funds list. 0 claps IA 50 Impact Fund that curates a global database of private debt and equity impact investing funds . social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. This year marks the 10th edition of the IA 50, with the funds listed having managed total assets worth a record $228 b...

  Local Enterprise Week 2021kicks off on Monday 1 March with an array of virtual events and workshops taking place throughout the week. This week’s events cover topics, which will help every business face the ongoing trials of the COVID-19 pandemic; and challenges far beyond. On Wednesday 3 March, the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) for south Cork will host the annual AgriTech Revolution in Farming and Food event. This interactive conference is dedicated to innovation in the agriculture indu...

Share on India is the second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world. However, this abundance also brings along produce spoilage and wastage. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations says 40 percent of horticultural produce worth $8.3 billion is wasted every year due to inadequate logistical support, lack of refrigerated storage, supply chain bottlenecks, poor transport, and underdeveloped marketing channels. This problem led Bhagalpur-based agritech s...

February 25, 2021 11:46 am As part of the line up of virtual events planned as part of Local Enterprise Week which runs from March 1 to 5, there is a specific event dedicated to innovation in the agriculture industry and the agri-tech (agricultural technology) revolution. The half-day event, which is being organised by south Cork LEO, will take place next Wednesday, March 3. ‘AgriTech Revolution in Farming and Food’ will be a fast-paced interactive conference examining how agri-tech has tr...

February 24, 2021 1:00 pm A new £12 million research and innovation fund has been launched across the UK aiming to boost investment in the agricultural sector. The new ‘Farming Innovation Pathways’ competition will be backed by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It’s part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Transforming Food Production programme. The fund will support collaborative projects that focus on: Developing...

Dinesh Nivrutti Rakibe at his farm at Dharangaon near Nashik; image credit: Priyanka Salve Synopsis Fasals sensors collect data and send it to its servers, which process the algos to give meaningful advisories to farmers. The company has already collected more than 40 million data sets in its first year of commercial operations. However, scaling up in a widely fragmented agriculture space and intense competition from tech-enabled farm-management firms may pose a challenge. When most of the worl...

Indias Aquaculture Space Awaits Disruption Though India is second-largest aquaculture producer in the world, it hardly has startups working in the same space to assuage pain points Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! Email Youre reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. India, a country of a 1.3 billion people, is known for various reasons. It’s the largest democracy in the world; its Army is now the world’s largest ground force; it...

Business digest: New partnership to develop platform for agritech research 14 Feb, 2021 07:00 PM 13 minutes to read Got business news? Email businessBOP@nzme.co.nz Photo / Getty Images Bay of Plenty Times A freshly inked scientific partnership is developing AI computing power and technology to meet demand from Bay of Plenty-based scientists for faster processing of complex research data. The initiative, a marriage between the needs of PlantTech Research Institute in Tauranga ...

Of aliens, and IPOs CRED Founder Kunal Shah tweeted Tesla Founder Elon Musk may, in fact, end up running over four $500 billion companies and asked the man himself how he does it. 0 claps Elon Musk says he is an alien.  On Friday, CRED Founder Kunal Shah tweeted Tesla Founder Elon Musk may, in fact, end up running over four $500 billion companies and asked the man himself how he does it.  Kunal referred to Musk as the Dark Lord, in reference to the central character of Lord Voldermort. And t...

Welcome to The CapTable: Deconstructing India’s new economy Our articles will give you the inside view of the strategy shifts at these companies, of how founder-investor dynamics are shaping up, and how policy shifts are impacting the biggest tech companies operating in India. 0 claps Good morning We are excited to announce the launch of The CapTable, an independent subscription platform focused on delivering actionable news and sharp analysis on India’s new economy. While bearing some of t...