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Aquaconnect

[APN NEWS] Agritech Startups: A ray of hope in Indian Agriculture

The rapidly expanding agritech industry has a lot of potential to help Indian agriculture and eventually increase farmer incomes. India currently has 450 Agritech startups, and NASSCOM estimates that this number will increase by 25% annually. AgriTech startups have become a ray of hope in Indian agriculture, as well as...

[CXOtoday] 4 Agritech startups are innovating to help farmers increase productivity and yield

Agriculture is gradually evolving into the next high-tech industry. Blockchain, artificial intelligence, and computer vision technologies are being used to improve crop yields, supply chains, and sustainability. According to a 2019 NASSCOM report, India has over 450 agritech startups that are growing at a rate of 25% year on year....

[Inc42] Aquaconnect Bags $15 Mn To Streamline Aquaculture Value Chain

Originally posted on Inc42 By Chetan Thathoo The funding round saw participation from Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures, Suneight Investment, Omnivore, AgFunder, Rebright Partners, Flourish Ventures and HATCH The startup will use the funds to expand its service offerings in both the pre-harvest and post-harvest value chain In March, the startup...

Tech serves Tamil Nadu farmers

CHENNAI: Palani Muthu from Sirkazhi has been farming shrimp for the past 17 years. Three years ago, when he was struggling with poor survival of shrimp, he learned of Aquaconnect. A representative from the acquaculture startup visited his farm and helped him fix the problem. Now, the startup helps with...

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[Entrepreneur] Aquaculture Startup Aquaconnect Raises $4 Mn Pre-Series A Round

Originally posted on Entrepreneur By Prabhjeet Bhatla Aquaconnect, South Asia's aqua farmers’ network, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $4 million in a pre-Series A round led by Rebright Partners and Flourish Ventures. AgFunder and 6G Capital also participated in this round, along with existing investors Omnivore and HATCH....

Why We Invested In Aquaconnect: An Online Platform Connecting Farmers and Customers

By Anuradha Ramachandran and Harsh Gupta Mobile adoption is on the rise among India’s fish and shrimp farmers. With half a billion smartphone users in…