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DEMO DAY
Bengaluru | Mumbai
MARCH - 2020
STARTUP-FPO IMMERSION
JANUARY - 2020
Benguluru | Pune | PatnaLucknow | Gurugram | Bhopal Guwahati
R O A D S H O W
SEPTEMBER
A C C E L E R AT I O N P H A S E
Market Access | NetworkingMentoring
DEC TO FEB
C O H O R T F I N A L I S AT I O N
Capacity Building WorkshopMilestone SettingMentor Match Making
NOVEMBER
A P P L I C AT I O N C L O S E
ScreeningShortlisting
OCTOBER
P R O G R A M L A U N C H
AT HICC NOVOTELHYDERABAD
AUGUST - 2019
JOURNEY OF AGRI UDAAN 3.0
ABOUT AGRI UDAAN 3.0
AGRI UDAAN 3.0 is a Food & Agribusiness Accelerator organized by a-IDEA, Technology Business Incubator of ICAR - NAARM, supported by Dept. of Science & Technology. GoI. The Program focuses on catalyzing scale-up stage Food and Agribusiness startups through rigorous mentoring, industry networking and investor pitching. It is a unique platform for scale-up stage innovators, entrepreneurs and startups in Food and Agribusiness sectors to showcase their products/services and to receive valuable inputs from Mentors, Incubators, R&D Institutions, Agribusiness Industry and Investors.
AGRI UDAAN 3.0 Food & Agribusiness Accelerator is supported by NABARD as the Platinum Partner, Caspian Impact Investment as the Venture Debt Partner, Agrinnovate as the Tech. Commercialization Partner and Omnivore as the Venture Capital Partner.
ABOUT a-IDEA, NAARM
a-IDEA(Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture), is a Technology Business Incubator(TBI) hosted by National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (ICAR-NAARM), Hyderabad & supported by NSTEDB, DST & BIRAC, DBT of Govt. of India (GOI). a-IDEA, since 2014 has been supporting startups across 14 domains of agriculture and allied sectors. a-IDEA has helped entrepreneurs to sensitize, ideate, incubate and accelerate their innovative early-stage startups that are scalable to become competitive food and agri-business ventures through capacity building, mentoring, networking, business support services, investment and advisory support. These startups supported by a-IDEA are in turn disrupting the value chains of agriculture across farm gate to food plate, thereby impacting the lives of farmers, rural and urban stakeholders.
CONTENT
1. Amvicube
2. Auraphyll Innoventures
3. Bariflo Labs
4. Farmers Fresh Zone
5. Han Agrocare
6. Hydrogreens
7. Krishi Tantra
8. PoultryMon
9. SNRAS Systems
10. Whrrl
Non-destructive testing instrument for paddy and pulses
Amvicube
Minimizes error while providing accurate, reliable and speedy reporting to the customer via email, mobile phone. It helps maintain stringent quality control on paddy while having minimal operational cost.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Non-destructive paddy quality tester that helps in identifying head rice, broken rice, discolored grains, length and width of grain and chalkiness in paddy without dehusking.
Amvicube’s products find great footing with B2B players like rice mills, paddy traders, seed manufacturers, R&D companies and research institutions for varied uses in accordance to their nature of business. The product can be leased, rented and sold according to the customer and includes in-depth modifications for R&D companies.
Amvicube has developed a non-destructive paddy quality testing machine that caters to a broad range of stakeholders like rice mills, R&D companies, research institutes, collateral management companies etc. The machine enables identification and detailing of paddy to the minutest of details.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
STARTUP PROFILE
FoundersMr. Vikram Sreerama - CEOMr. Gautam A Sreerama-CFOMs. Megha - Director
Incorporation date10th October 2018
Total InvestmentINR 20 Lakhs (Bootstrapped)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patent Application No. 201841032618 (Granted)System & Method to Identify Color Defects in PaddyPatent Application No. 201841028643 (Granted)A Non-Destructive System & Method for Identifying theCharacteristics of Pulses Sample
Finalist - Social Alpha Quest for Agritech Innovations 2019
Post Harvest TechnologySector
Websitehttp://www.amvicube.com
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITONAdvisors/MentorsMr. Amit Mittan, Mentor, a-IDEA
Marine based organic biostimulants and elicitors
Auraphyll Innoventures
Finalist - Promoting Academic Research Conversion to Enterprise(PACE) 2019Finalist - Biotechnology Industry Partnership Programme (BIPP) 2019Finalist - Small Business Innovative Research Initiative (SBIRI) 2019Finalist - National Biopharma Mission (NBM) 2019
Novel innovation in Chitin based biostimulants and elicitors provides first-mover advantage. The variability of the products to impact multiple crops and targeting multiple facets of plant growth provides a holistic approach to sustainable agriculture.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
Auraphyll offers biostimulants and elicitors in 10 different formulations which help in increasing yield and net return of farmers in an organic way without impacting the environment. Biostimulants and elicitors bring plants to alert mode and help to overcome stresses due to both biotic and abiotic factors and also promotes the growth of the plants leading to increased yield and productivity.
Auraphyll focuses primarily on B2C channels such as farmers and supplies through distributors and retailers throughout Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra. The company also works with Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), corporate and contract farms, farming communities and plantation owners.
Auraphyll is a agribiotech company developing organic biostimulants from marine based crustacean waste. To provide farmers an innovative technology to meet out the present needs of increasing productivity in an organic way and to protect the environment from devasting damages of global warming and rapid acidification of soil due to over usage of toxic chemicals, Auraphyll has come up with the solution of chitin based biostimulants.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
STARTUP PROFILE
FoundersMr. Vikram A Suthakar, CEO
Incorporation date1st September 2015
Total InvestmentINR 50 Lakhs (BIRAC-BIG Grant)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Sustainable InputsSector
Websitehttps://www.auraphyll.com
Advisors/MentorsMr. Shriram Raghavan,Mentor, a-IDEA
Patent Application No. 201941020786Chitin and its derivatives based herbal cream for foot carePatent Application No. 201941054702A composition containing lipidified - Chitin Oligosaccharide derivativesPatent Application No. 201741013157Method for preparing Chitosan & chemically extracting chitin using ionic liquids
Advisors/MentorsAmit Kumar Mishra,Professor.University of Cape TownDr. A Laxminarayanan,Fisheries Scientist,ICAR-CMFRIMr. PVGK Murthy, Mentor, a-IDEA
Founders
Hypolimnetic aeration device for deep aeration, feeding, andscreening for in-land aquaculture
Mr. Anudhyan Mishra, CEOMr. Mrutyunjaya Sahu, CTO
Sustainable Entrepreneurship Award, Jagriti foundation 2019
Patent pending technology of aeration, feeding, drug management, monitoring by maneuverable AI-IoT based device that works from surface to sediment with the main differentiator being the management of aquaculture and water quality homogenously at the sediment level. The aerator oscillates at system frequency to enhance DO 250% faster than existing systems while also providing feed, drug at the sediment level to be more effective in a homogeneous manner.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
Bariflo Labs
AI and IoT Manueverable Aeration deviceAI and IoT Feed Management cum Drug Delivery DeviceAI and IoT Manueverable Monitoring Device
Bariflo targets B2C aquaculture farmers through subscription model. The device will be leased out based on channel partners such as feed companies or fisheries consultancy farms. There will be monthly renting during harvesting season after submitting a security deposit. The renting will vary based on the socio-economic conditions of the farmers.
Bariflo Labs is an Industry 4.0 compliant startup that works in water body rejuvenation, water quality monitoring, wastewater treatment and aquaculture crop management by developing IP (Process Technology and Hardware) to address these issues. Most of the developed technologies center around the integration of local intelligence and IT know-how.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Incorporation date26th November 2018
Total InvestmentINR 10 Lakhs (Prototype Grant), VIT-TBIINR 30 Lakhs (Seed Fund-Equity), VIT-TBI
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
FisheriesSector
Website
STARTUP PROFILE
https://bariflolabs.com
Patent Application No. 201831031000Deep Feeding DevicePatent Application No. 320950-001Thruster for Hypolimnetic Aeration DevicePatent Application No. 320950-002Sensor for Hypolimnetic Aeration DevicePatent Application No. 320950-003Aerator Module for Hypolimnetic Aeration DevicePatent Application No. 320950-004Hypolimnetic Aeration Device
Omni-channel platform connecting rural farmers to urban consumers
Farmers Fresh Zone
Advisors/MentorsMr. Nagaraja Prakasam,Angel InvestorMr. P K Gopala Krishnan,CEO, Wep SolutionsMr. Shilen Sagunan, CEO,SS ConsultingMr. Kannan Narayanaswamy,Mentor, a-IDEA
Finalist - Seed Low Carbon Awards 2019Best Startup - Govt. of Kerala Youth Welfare Board 2019Best Startup - Kairali TV Innotech Awards 2019
Unit-level tracebility, as the customers can scan a QR code and trace the farm and farmer level information about the produce. Promoting GAP based farming resulting in higher quality yield
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
Safe-to-Eat produce sourced locally from farmers practicing GAP farming and sold through website, mobile app and physical means.
Farmers Fresh Zone is a B2C company that offers fresh produce to urban customers through omni-channel marketing like digital media marketing, door knocking, stalls and events, organizing farm visits etc. It starts with developing local farmer community around potential customer segments and utilizing Demand Forecasting and Yield Prediction tool to help the farmers in production planning and reducing wastage. Sourcing locally from the customers to save on cost, time & provides fresh produce.
Farmers Fresh Zone operates in the Safe-to-Eat fruits and vegetable sector. They engage with farmers in production planning and train them in following Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). They ensure good value for small-scale farmers and also provide urban customers with Safe-to-Eat food enabling them to stay healthy.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
STARTUP PROFILE
FoundersMr. Pradeep P S, CEOMr. George Thomas K, Head - Operations
Incorporation date12th May 2016
Total InvestmentINR 2.5 cr (Equity) Indian Angel Network
Farm Fresh RetailSector
Websitehttps://www.farmersfz.com
Exotic and medicinal mushroom cultivation along withvalue-added products and compost production
Han Agrocare
Best Social Enterprise Award, Action for India 2019Selected in Top-25 Women for Ambassador Programme by Goldman Sachs and ISB 2019Selected among 100 Women Transforming India by NITI AAYOG 2019
Chemical-free varieties of quality mushroom grown using in-house compost Scalable business model that can be replicated on a consultancy basisBackward integration for mushrooms from buyers of compost, including women SHGs.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
Button mushrooms that are sold to wholesalers, retailers and institutions.Selling of organic compost to farmers and women SHGs.Mushroom value-added products like pickles, cookies, chips, nuggets, soup, papad and tea generate good demand in the domestic and international markets.Medicinal mushrooms like Shiitake, Oyster, Mitake, Enoki and Ganoderma piloted.
Hanagrocare targets B2B and B2C channels such as Fresh Mushrooms - Wholesale and retail vegetable supermarketsDry Mushrooms - Hotels and exportsValue Added Products - Online, retail stores and supermarketsMedicinal Mushrooms - Geriatrics and cancer patientsOrganic Compost - Farmers and Wholesalers
Han Agrocare is engaged in the manufacture, supply, retail and export of various varieties of mushrooms, including medicinal mushrooms, and mushroom - based value-added products. They also supply organic compost for the production of mushrooms.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
STARTUP PROFILE
FoundersMs. Hiresha Verma, CEO
Incorporation date24th July 2019
Total InvestmentINR 50 Lakhs (Bootstrapped)
Innovative Food TechnologySector
Websitehttps://hanagrocare.com
Advisors/MentorsMr Glenn Robinson,MD- Global Innovation Lab,University of TexasDr. V P Sharma, Director,ICAR- Directorate ofMushroom Research Dr. Kalpana Sastry, Mentor, a-IDEA
Advisors/MentorsProf. K Giridhar, PrincipalScientist, National Institute ofAnimal Nutrition & Physiology(NIANP) Mr. Nagaraja Prakasam,Mentor, a-IDEA
Founders
Design climate solutions that improve farmers productivity sustainably
Mr. Vasanth Kamath, CEOMr. Jeevan M, CMO
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
Hydrogreens
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Incorporation date8th January 2019
Total InvestmentINR 25 Lakhs (Bootstrapped) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patent Application No. 201941051982 A Dismountable Hydroponic Cultivation Rack
Animal HusbandrySector
Website
STARTUP PROFILE
www.hydrogreenfodder.com
A micro climate-controlled fodder grow-house system in which humidity and temperature can be regulated even at temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius. Around 25-30 kgs of fresh fodder can be harvested daily from one grow-house which can be fed up to 5 cattle (mixed with Dry Matter), thus increasing the dairy yield by 15%.
It is a growhouse in a box with a patented timer design that can operate at high temperature without fungus and can be shipped easily because of the modular design.
Hydrogreens is in the space of micro climate-controlled fodder growing system for small and medium dairy farmers. The company has developed a unique hydroponics based cattle feed grow-house, thus enabling the dairy farmers to grow and manage fodder growth for their cattle, even at extreme climatic conditions.
Hydrogreens sells its grow-houses through B2C channels and selective B2B channels. They are targeting small and medium dairy farmers having up to 25 cattle and having the grow-houses delivered and installed by dealers/micro-entrepreneurs. They are reaching out to possible customers through krishi melas, agri dealers, local universities, NGOs, FPOs & dairies.
Winner - Elevate Grand Challenge in Agriculture, Govt. of Karnataka 2019Recognition from National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP) for Grain Sprouts Production Technology 2019
Advisors/MentorsProf. Keyoor Purani, ProfessorMarketing, IIM- KozhikodeMr. R Bhubesh Kumar,Director, Food & Agri, RICHMr. Neeraj Kathuria, Mentor, a-IDEA
Founders
Rapid soil testing & agronomy advisory
Mr. Sandeep Kondaji, CEODr. Vishnuprasada Bhat, CTOMr. Anand Raman, COO
Innovative Efforts in Agriculture, ISBA Startup Awards 2019Top-6 AgriTech startups from India, India - Australia Graft Agritech Challenge 2019
A completely automated system that removes human intervention for generating test results while also providing interpretation of the test results (patented) instead of raw data.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
Krishi Tantra
Krishi Tantra has developed a portable soil testing machine providing soil sample reports within minutes. The system requires no expertise to operate, is portable and can also be powered by solar. The system generates a report while cloud-based interpretation sends advisory information to the farmers on mobile phones in their native language.
Krishi Tantra is targeting B2B & B2C channels such as rural retail chains, FPO’s, corporate growers and fertilizer companies with the key value proposition being rapid soil testing results (<10 mins for NPK, EC & pH). Revenue generation will be from hardware sales of soil testing unit, cartridge sales (consumable reagents for soil testing) for every 100 tests along with data as a service for providing value-added services.
Krishi Tantra is involved in developing cutting edge farm data acquisition and cloud monitoring system and its mission is to make farming scientific for farm productivity and sustainability. They have developed a portable cutting-edge technology providing instant soil sample reports along with interpretation for soil advisory.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Incorporation date3rd March 2017
Total InvestmentINR 25 Lakhs (Convertible Equity), IIM-KINR 25 Lakhs (Convertible Equity), SINE, IIT-Bombay
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patent Application No. 201941019800 (Granted)A System & Method for Real Time Soil Analysis Patent Application No. 201941032268 (Granted)A Device for Real-Time Agronomy Advice
Soil, Water & Weather Tech.Sector
Website
STARTUP PROFILE
https://krishitantra.com
NOTES
Patent Application No. 201941019800 (Granted)A System & Method for Real Time Soil Analysis Patent Application No. 201941032268 (Granted)A Device for Real-Time Agronomy Advice
Advisors/MentorsMr. Subodh Mishra, ExecutiveDirector, Amrit Breeder FarmPvt. Ltd. Dr. Sridhar Reddy, DomainExpert, SR HatcheriesMr. Sriraj Kondapuli, Vice President - Credera (USA)Mr. Dinesh Bhosale, Mentor, a-IDEA
Founders
Smart monitoring solutions for poultry farms and hatcheries
Mr. Srinivas Chindam, CEOMs. Archana Chindam, COO
Finalist - iPitch organized by Villgro 2019Top-5 startup, Innovation in Agriculture, 2nd Edition FICCI Business Excellence Awards 2018Finalist - Future Food Asia 2019Finalist - Pears Lyonne Accelerator 2018
Proprietary Technology, retrofit to existing incubators, that helps hatcheries optimize yield and minimize energy consumption. Real-time alerts and analytics enable data-driven decision making. The technology can be used to optimize the quality of meat while reducing the possibilities of fraud by enhancing traceability.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
PoultryMon
PoultryMon uses smart IoT devices with a mesh of sensors that connect incubators and farms wirelessly for seamless data capturing in real-time for continuous monitoring of conditions inside hatcheries and farms.
The proprietary devices and applications provide complete visibility of the process for greater operational control and increased efficiency.
PoultryMon targets B2B customers like poultry hatcheries, layer farmers and broiler farmers. The revenue model involves direct investment for hardware and SaaS structure for further services and connectivity. The customers are targeted through direct sales, distributors and partner channels.
PoultryMon offers real-time remote monitoring solutions for poultry hatcheries and farms for efficient management of the critical conditions throughout the cycle improving yield and quality. PoultryMon makes hatcheries and farms smarter through real time anomaly detection and predictive maintenance for increased efficiency and optimizing productivity and quality.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Incorporation date28th March 2018
Total InvestmentINR 1 Cr (Equity), Angel Investor
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Patent Application No. 201841012716 (Granted) Method and System for Hatchery Management
ICT and IoT in Agriculture
Sector
Website
STARTUP PROFILE
http://www.poultrymon.com
Advisors/MentorsMr. Hari Balasubramanian,Mentor, a-IDEA
Founders
Blue box - Recirculatory aquaculture system
Mr. Suvodeep Sorcar, CEOMr. Neelkanth Mishra, Director
Winner - Tecathon Dassault System 20163rd Place - International Aquaaquiria 2019
Patent Application No. 201921026336 (Granted)Optimized Rotary Drum FilterPatent Application No. 201921034490 (Granted)A System for Intensive Fish Production in Aquaculture Systems
Blue Box is an innovative, patented and Made in India technology that includes high-end technology support systems like IoT, AI etc. SNRAS Systems also provides handholding support systems, training to farmers and market linkage services.
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
SNRAS Systems
Blue Box - A patented RAS technology enabled with sensors and IoT systems to maintain water quality parameters. It comes in two types, one for initiators and one for commercial production.Farmer's Livelihood and Advisory Services (FLAS) - Ensures end-to-end services for fish farmers.Neelvahan - Logistic technology to ensure live fish supply system.
SNARAS is targeting B2B customers like fish suppliers/exporters, fisheries cooperatives, fishpreneurs, FPOs, resorts/eco-tourism spots & other customers, SNRAS provides different models of Blue Boxes for different customers and linking it with FLAS while providing market linkages for the produce. They are also working with B2G channels like NABARD, NIRD, NFDB, etc. to target hard-to-reach market segments to promote organic aquaculture production & reach out to potential customers.
SNRAS Systems provides an end-to-end solution to aquaculture farmers having developed an innovative Blue Box to enhance fish production and productivity of fish tanks. The AI and IoT enabled device provides real-time advisory support to farmers helping them maximize profitability.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Incorporation date31st January 2019
Total InvestmentINR 20 Lakhs (Bootstrapped)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
FisheriesSector
Website
STARTUP PROFILE
https://www.snrassystems.com
Blockchain backed lending ecosystem for warehouse receipt finance
Whrrl
India's Most Innovative Startup(Impact Lending) by DCB Bank 2019Top-15 Early Stage Fintech startup in APAC region, Money 20/20 Asia 2019Finalist - Application of Blockchain in Financial Services, India Fintech Awards 2019 International Security Accelerator, Europe Cohort Selection 2019
Deep-tech integrated platformFirst-mover advantageOutstanding domain expertise
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
ACHIEVEMENTS & RECOGNITON
Integrated Warehouse Receipt Finance suite that comprises of a blockchain backend platform for banks, warehouses and collateral management agencies. Additionally, the Whrrl suite has a mobile application for digital lending to borrowers and a trading module for online trading of physical commodities stored in warehouses on Blockchain network. They plan to augment the warehouses' collateral management practices using IoT/AI devices in the 2nd phase.
Whrrl uses Platform as a Service (PaaS) through B2B2C channel as its business model. The revenue model comprises platform usage fee and one-time onboarding fee. Further, charging banks for acquiring leads/customers through their digital lending platform. Direct sales will be made through Enterprise Salesforce to garner B2B enterprises while using affiliate marketing (partnerships with FPOs, co-operatives and startups) as the primary sales channel to target borrowers (B2C).
Whrrl serves the dual objective of helping increase farmers' income and reducing hundreds of crores of banking frauds in the Warehouse Receipt Finance segment by working with stakeholders across the board like governments, banks, warehouses, collateral management agencies and farmer organizations.
COMPANY OVERVIEW BUSINESS MODEL
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
STARTUP PROFILE
FoundersMr. Ashish Anand, CEO Ms. Falguni Pandit, CTOMr. Abhishek Bhattacharya, Product Head
Incorporation date16th January 2019
Total InvestmentINR 20 Lakhs (Bootstrapped)
Agri-Fintech Sector
Websitehttps://www.whr.loans
Advisors/MentorsMr. Philip Shoemaker,Blockchain AdvisorMr. N V Ramana, Mentor,a-IDEA
NABARD(National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)
It is India’s apex development financial institution, formed by an Act of Parliament in1982 and owned by the Government of India (GoI) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). NABARD’s mandate is bringing rural prosperity through credit and non-credit initiatives in the fields of agriculture, cottage & village industries, handicrafts and small scale industries. From being a pure re-finance provider in 1982 to India’s apex level development financial institution in 2016, NABARD today directly and indirectly touches lives of millions in rural India and has traversed a long journey and is today engaged with various facets of nation building.
NABARD head office is located in Mumbai and it has a PAN-India presence with 31 Regional Offices. NABARD has a phenomenal district-level outreach with around 423 District Development Managers engaged in rural development at the district level and training establishments that are situated at Bolpur, Lucknow and Mangalore, serving the capacity building requirements of rural financial institutions across the country and Asia-Pacific countries.
NABARD initiatives are aimed at building an empowered and financially inclusive rural India through specific goal oriented departments which can be categorized broadly into three heads: Financial, Developmental and Supervision, touching almost every aspect of the rural economy. From providing refinance support to building rural infrastructure, from preparing district level credit plans to guiding and motivating the banking industry in achieving these targets, from supervising Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to helping them develop sound banking practices and onboarding them to the CBS platform, from designing new development schemes to the implementation of GoI’s development schemes, from training handicraft artisans to providing them a marketing platform for selling these articles, NABARD touches millions of rural lives across the country.
VISION
Promote sustainable and equitable agriculture and rural development through participative financial and non-financial interventions, innovations, technology and institutional development for securing prosperity.
MISSION
Development Bank of the Nation for Fostering Rural Prosperity.
https://www.nabard.org/
At Caspian Debt, we provide customized debt finance to high-growth companies looking to build a better world. Our investee companies are professionally managed firms solving structural problems in high impact sectors. Our 15+years of experience of working in the Impact sector as Caspian Advisors, reflects in our debt solution, which keeps entrepreneur at the centre.
KEY STATISTICS
Years in existence: 6.5Loans disbursed: INR 417 bnInvestee companies: 14043% Companies which grew over 50% after receiving Caspian Debt75% companies take a repeat loan80% companies have raised funds after receiving Caspian Debt97% loans are collateral free
KEY CHARACTERISTICS OF OUR INVESTEE COMPANIES
Professionally managed small or mid-market company with a first-generation entrepreneurAn asset-light business without the ability to offer mortgagesA venture-backed company prioritizing growth over profitabilityTarget customers in low-income households and non-tier I citiesOperating in high-impact sectorsFostering innovation Willing to track social and environmental impact
WHO WE ARE:
We find that these high growth companies face unique challenges. With asset light models, providing collateral is a challenge. Meanwhile, they often prioritise scale over profits and the working capital requirements need to mirror their growth. These unique features of their business models make it difficult to access traditional sources of capital. Thankfully, we have made it our business to understand this and hence offer products that work, just for them while conserving their valuable equity.
We have built various products structured around our customer’s needs. We offer three kinds of debt products which are offered with various customized terms to help each entrepreneur: Revolving limits from Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 6 crore Term loans from Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 15 crore Quick loans from Rs. 50 lakhs to Rs. 1 crore
THE CHALLENGE WE ADDRESS:
WHAT WE OFFER:
Not only are our investee companies able to show an improved path to profitability, they are able to manage their cash flows in line with their unique growth trajectories, and most importantly, they are able to scale, without diluting more capital than is required at each stage of their expansion. Our digital technology enables a best-in-class experience for them.
HOW OUR DEBT FINANCE PRODUCTS HELP ENTREPRENEURS:
https://www.caspian.in/
Professionally managed small or mid-market company with a first-generation entrepreneurAn asset-light business without the ability to offer mortgagesA venture-backed company prioritizing growth over profitabilityTarget customers in low-income households and non-tier I citiesOperating in high-impact sectorsFostering innovation Willing to track social and environmental impact
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INVESTMENT PARTNERS
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
CLOUD PARTNER
VENTURE DEBT PARTNER TECH. COMM. PARTNERPLATINUM PARTNER VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNER
FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS ACCELERATOR 3.0
OUR PARTNERS
SCALING FOOD & AGRITECH STARTUPSSINCE 2015
a-IDEA, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management , Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana, India.
2019 - 2020
VENTURE DEBT PARTNER TECH. COMM. PARTNER
SUPPORTED BY
PLATINUM PARTNER
VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNER
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Food & Agribusiness Accelerator 3.0