Funding · Agriculture & Food Systems
BioPrime raises $6 million Series A from Edaphon
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- BioPrime
- What it does
- Biological agri inputs for crop resilience
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- $6 Mn
- Stage
- Series A
- Based in
- Pune
- Founded
- 2016
What they do
BioPrime makes biological sprays and soil additives that help crops withstand climate stress
What happened
It raised a $6 Mn Series A led by Belgium-based Edaphon, with Omnivore and Inflexor Ventures
Why it matters
The company has grown revenue three-fold year-on-year and plans to become profitable next year
The details
- BioPrime is a Pune-based startup that builds biological agricultural inputs.
- It uses biochemicals and microbes to help crops withstand climatic stress, improve yield quality and soil health.
- The company has raised a $6 Mn Series A round led by Belgium-based Edaphon.
- Existing investors Omnivore and Inflexor Ventures also participated in the round.
- BioPrime has raised a total of $8 Mn to date.
- The company has achieved three-fold year-on-year revenue growth.
- It plans to become profitable next year and focus on international expansion.
The bigger picture
- India's biofertiliser market is projected to grow from $165.93 Mn to $253.09 Mn by 2031.
- The biostimulants market is expected to reach $365.38 Mn by 2031 from $230.68 Mn.
- Growth drivers include policy support, rising fertiliser costs, and global demand for residue-free produce.
- BioPrime's technology primes crops in advance using secondary metabolites (alkaloids, terpenes, etc.).
About the business
- BioPrime builds biological agri inputs such as sprays and irrigation additives.
- Its patented tech stack includes SNIPR (biomolecules) for immediate protection and BioNexus (microbes) for long-term soil health.
- Products include soil restoration inputs, bio-insecticides, and bio-fungicides.
- The company works with secondary metabolites (alkaloids, terpenes, amines, etc.) to prime crops in advance.
- It has tied up with Yara, ICL Fertilizers, DCM Shriram, and Insecticides India.
- BioPrime uses a 'seeing is believing' adoption strategy with demo farms and side-by-side yield calculations.
What happens next
- BioPrime plans to become profitable next year.
- It will focus on international expansion, particularly in the US, Brazil, and Southeast Asia.
The deal
- Type
- Series A
Investors
- Edaphon (lead) — Belgium-based investor.
- Omnivore (participated) — Existing investor.
- Inflexor Ventures (participated) — Existing investor.
Founders
- Dr Renuka Diwan, Cofounder
- Dr Amit Shinde, Cofounder
- Dr Shekhar Bhosle, Cofounder
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