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Gramophone cofounder Batra departs, joins Superplum as CBO

By Startup Enthusiast · 22 April 2026

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Cofounder Navneet Singh Batra has left Gramophone and joined Superplum as chief business officer

The move follows Gramophone's acquisition by Unnati

Info Edge stake in Gramophone rose to 50.94% before it sold its entire stake to Unnati for a 15.7% stake in Unnati

Navneet Singh Batra, cofounder of Gramophone, has left the company.
He has joined Superplum as its chief business officer.
Batra originally joined Gramophone in 2022 and became cofounder in 2024.
His departure comes after Gramophone was acquired by Unnati.
Info Edge's stake in Gramophone rose to 50.94% from 39.58% before a share transfer to Unnati.
Info Edge sold its entire Gramophone stake for a 15.7% stake in Unnati.
The deal involved 3.39 lakh Gramophone shares valued at ₹91.7 crore.
Info Edge also bought 18,756 Unnati shares for ₹35 crore.

The cofounder's move signals a leadership change after Gramophone's acquisition by Unnati.
Info Edge's increased stake and subsequent sale show a strategic realignment of investments.
Superplum, a B2B2C procurement platform, raised $15 million in Series A funding in 2024.

Gramophone is a full-stack agritech platform serving farmers.
It offers products like Gram Salah, Gram Sabha, Gram Bazaar, and Gram Vyapar.
Services include buying agricultural inputs, soil health checks, digital crop selling, and expert advice.
The platform has onboarded over 12 lakh farmers and has 4 lakh+ app downloads.
In FY24, Gramophone reported revenue of ₹98.2 crore, down 68.9% from ₹315.7 crore in FY23.
Its net loss in FY24 was ₹34.8 crore, lower than the previous year.

Info Edge (existing) — Investor that increased its stake in Gramophone to 50.94% and later sold it for a 15.7% stake in Unnati.
Z3 Partners (existing) — Earlier investor in Gramophone.
Asha Impact (existing) — Earlier investor in Gramophone.
Siana Capital (existing) — Earlier investor in Gramophone.