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Agritech venture capital firm Omnivore has launched its third fund, with a target corpus of $130 Mn (INR 1,000 Cr).

Krishify has raised $6.2 Mn in Pre-Series A funding from VC fund Omnivore, Ankur Capital, Omidyar Network India, and Orios Venture Partners.

Omnivore has invested an undisclosed amount in agritech startup BioPrime as it launched its OmniX Bio initiative.

Precision agriculture platform Fasal raises $4 mn in pre-Series A round

From digital change to Digital India, these quotes from the week of May 24-30 capture tech impacts sweeping across the world.

Temple celebrates return to in-person acitvities Updated May 16, 2021; Facebook Share By Steven Feldman | For The Jersey Journal On March 9, 2020, the congregation of Jersey City’s Temple Beth-El gathered to celebrate Purim, which commemorates the Jewish people being saved from persecution in ancient Persia. The holiday, which is often marked by carnivals, costumes and performances retelling the story, would be the last time the temple community would be gathered together in the synagogue fo...

Omnivore to set up $150 million fund to boost rural agritech Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Omnivore, an agritech venture capital firm, said it is setting up a new $150 million fund to be invested in tech-driven, predictive crop insights that can help improve productivity and profitability for farmers in India. The VC firm would start raising its new fund towards the end of this year and would have another $132 million invested in various agritech ventures in the country by 2023. It alrea...

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced satellite imagery to produce unique data sets which help tackle problems like predicting harvests, natural disasters and tracking the presence and spread of pests, detecting illegal mining etc, there are startups which are helping farmers.

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...

Startups are the Bedrock of Indias Economic Revival Post Covid Crisis says Rajan Anandan on Closing Day of Resurgence TiEcon Delhi-NCR By Team Startupcity  |  Monday, 01 February 2021, 04:35 Hrs “With 41,000 startups and 37 unicorns, India is the third largest startup ecosystem in the world. Startups have proved their mettle in the covid pandemic and are now the bedrock of India’s economic revival" - Rajan Anandan, President, TiE Delhi & NCR & MD Sequoia India “Next 10 y...