Funding · Agriculture & Food Systems
Verdant Impact raises $3 million seed round
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Verdant Impact
- What it does
- AI-led livestock intelligence and management
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- $3 million
- Stage
- seed
- Founded
- 2020
What they do
Verdant Impact is an agritech startup offering AI-led solutions for livestock management and bovine genetics
What happened
It raised $3 million in seed funding led by Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from Infynyte Club and others
Why it matters
The company plans to expand in North India and enhance its platform with blockchain for traceability
The details
- Verdant Impact raised $3 million in a seed funding round.
- The round was led by Unicorn India Ventures.
- Other investors included Infynyte Club, Yash Kotak, Alok Soni, and a-IDEA NAARM.
- The company will use the funds to expand its team and strengthen research and development.
- It plans to deepen its presence in North and North-East India.
- Verdant Impact will enhance its Pashu.AI platform and upgrade tech infrastructure with blockchain for traceability.
- The company also targets ₹100 crore revenue in FY26 while maintaining profitability.
The bigger picture
- India's agritech ecosystem is seeing strong momentum for farming technology.
- Investors are increasingly interested in productivity and sustainability in the dairy and livestock sector.
- India's dairy sector is modernizing, with startups at the intersection of agriculture, AI, and climate-conscious innovation.
About the business
- Verdant Impact is an agritech startup focused on livestock intelligence.
- It provides AI-led solutions for livestock management and bovine genetics.
- Its flagship platform, Pashu.AI, offers livestock health monitoring, genetic tracking, and farm management.
- It also offers Bharat Pashudhan, an IoT-enabled device for herd activity monitoring.
- The solutions have reached over six lakh farmers across India.
- The company has seen eightfold revenue growth since its previous funding round in March 2025.
What happens next
- Expand the team and strengthen R&D.
- Deepen presence in North and North-East India.
- Enhance Pashu.AI capabilities and upgrade tech infrastructure with blockchain for traceability.
- Launch the India Methane Mission to reduce methane emissions from dairy farming and enable carbon credit opportunities.
The deal
- Type
- seed
Investors
- Unicorn India Ventures (lead) — Lead investor in this round.
- Infynyte Club (participant)
- Yash Kotak (participant)
- Alok Soni (participant)
- a-IDEA NAARM (participant) — An agribusiness incubator.
Founders
- Manish Kumar, Founder
About Verdant Impact
- Product
- AI-led solutions for livestock management including Pashu.AI platform for health monitoring, genetic tracking and farm management plus IoT device Bharat Pashudhan for herd monitoring
- Customers
- Rural and smallholder farmers managing dairy and cattle operations
- How it makes money
- B2B2C model providing technology platform and devices to farmers directly
- What sets it apart
- Indigenous genetics focus using AI and blockchain to enhance genetic diversity while reducing dependence on global supply chains
- Operations
- Serves 6 lakh farmers across India with expansion in North and North-East regions
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