Funding · Agriculture & Food Systems

BigHaat raises $10 million from Bidra Innovation Ventures

By Startup Enthusiast · 11 February 2026

What they do

BigHaat is a digital platform that sells seeds, fertilisers, pesticides and farm equipment to farmers

It raised $10 million in a round led by Bidra Innovation Ventures, with participation from JM Financial and Ashish Kacholia

The company plans to use the funds to expand its farmer platform and build a traceable, globally compliant food supply chain

BigHaat raised $10 million (about INR 83 crore) in a funding round.
The round was led by Bidra Innovation Ventures, the US-based venture capital arm of OCP Group.
Existing investors JM Financial and Ashish Kacholia also participated.
The company's total funding to date is around INR 300 crore.
BigHaat plans to use the funds to expand its digital farmer-focused platform.
It also aims to build a traceable, globally compliant food value chain.

BigHaat claims to have the largest direct-to-farmer network in India.
The company has a strong presence in the Indian spices value chain.
It focuses on ESG-led cultivation and sourcing to reduce carbon emissions and ensure traceability.

BigHaat is a digital agriculture platform that sells seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, nutrients and farm equipment.
It provides advisory services on crop health, soil conditions and weather trends through an app, website and multilingual phone support.
The company has a strong presence in the Indian spices value chain.
It claims to have the largest direct-to-farmer network in India.
BigHaat practices ESG-led cultivation and sourcing, focusing on reducing carbon emissions, traceability and IPM-based food safety.

Bidra Innovation Ventures (lead) — US-based venture capital arm of OCP Group, a global plant nutrition solutions player.
JM Financial (participated) — Existing investor.
Ashish Kacholia (participated) — Existing investor.
Ankur Capital (existing)
BNV (existing)

Product: stack agritech platform
Customers: Indian farmers, input manufacturing brands, and domestic and global food and spice buyers
How it makes money: Generates revenue via commerce margins on agri-input sales and institutional sourcing of agricultural produce
What sets it apart: Full-stack digital farmer network pairing stage-wise crop advisory with ESG-compliant, traceable farm produce sourcing