Agriculture & Food Systems startups in India

The latest news on Indian agriculture & food systems startups: funding rounds, deals, launches and more.

• Balwaan Krishi raises ₹100 crore in Series B28 September 2026 · Funding · ₹100 Cr
• SEBI orders Growpital to wind up farm scheme28 September 2026 · Policy · ₹192.88 Cr
• Aquapulse targets threefold revenue growth and expands into Andhra Pradesh24 September 2026 · Launch
• Ayana Bio and Zenfold buy Meati's fermentation equipment15 September 2026 · News · $75,000
• Grow Indigo makes first direct carbon payouts to farmers14 September 2026 · Milestone · ₹3,000 to ₹15,000 per farmer
• Innoterra files for IPO with fresh issue12 September 2026 · IPO · Rs 105 Crore
• BharatRohan Airborne Innovations completes its public share offering12 September 2026 · IPO · ₹45.04 Cr
• Agri-startup scales microgreens subscription model across India10 September 2026 · News
• Acres of Ice featured in Inc42's startups list4 September 2026 · Roundup
• Gyros organic farm uses micro-units for oils25 August 2026 · Analysis
• AVN Agrobharat aims to scale automated milk quality control system22 August 2026 · Funding
• Fragaria Fruits in talks to raise ₹40 Cr21 August 2026 · Funding · ₹40 Cr
• DeHaat Honest Farms raises ₹35 crore pre-Series A17 August 2026 · Funding · ₹35 crore
• AkinAnalytics launches NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone14 August 2026 · Launch
• GreenHeart wins NASSCOM award, gets grant11 August 2026 · Launch · ₹5,00,000
• Mitti Labs raises $9.5 million Series A5 August 2026 · Funding · $9.5 million
• Cropin uses AI to boost potato yields and reduce losses29 July 2026 · Analysis
• Recykal invests ₹10 crore in Walbha Industries28 July 2026 · Investment · ₹10 Cr
• Farm Watt raises ₹32.5 crore from IAN Alpha and Rainmatter22 July 2026 · Funding · ₹32.5 Cr
• DSM Fresh Foods posts 58% revenue jump in Q122 July 2026 · Results · ₹43 crore
• Suminter India Organics raises ₹25 crore debt21 July 2026 · Funding · ₹25 Cr
• Suind raises ₹20.5 crore seed round20 July 2026 · Funding · ₹20.5 Cr
• Apna Godam builds digital warehouse network for farmers20 July 2026 · Analysis
• Mandrake Bio raises ₹16 crore pre-seed round16 July 2026 · Funding · ₹16 Cr
• Rize raises $31m in Series B round16 July 2026 · Funding · $31M
• BiofuelCircle raises ₹35 crore in bridge round10 July 2026 · Funding · ₹35 Cr
• Balwaan Krishi opens South India hubs2 July 2026 · Launch
• Ninjacart closes first $6M tranche of funding round2 July 2026 · Funding · $6M
• KisaanSay founder shares journey and vision30 June 2026 · Analysis
• Gyros Organic Farm launches traditional organic food brand26 June 2026 · Launch
• Unnati Agri raises ₹17 crore debt from Recur Club23 June 2026 · Funding · ₹17 Cr
• AgriOwn builds pay-per-use farm tech network in Gujarat20 June 2026 · Analysis
• Aquapulse raises ₹45 Cr for shrimp farming expansion17 June 2026 · Funding · ₹45 Cr
• Balwaan Krishi buys farming channel Farming Leader2 June 2026 · Acquisition
• Aquapulse raises ₹45 crore to expand tech-led shrimp farming network2 June 2026 · Funding · ₹45 crore
• StrainX Bioworks raises ₹124 Cr from Prime Venture, Leo Capital25 May 2026 · Funding · ₹124 Cr ($13 Mn)
• Unnati Agri cofounder Ashok Prasad dies suddenly14 May 2026 · News
• Agrilectric founder seeks investors for smart farming tools8 May 2026 · Launch · ₹3 lakh
• Manjha Technologies raises $128,480 from investors5 May 2026 · Funding · $128,480
• Rosier Foods reports an annual recurring revenue of around Rs 100 crore.4 May 2026 · Funding
• AquaExchange transforms shrimp farming with IoT and AI1 May 2026 · Analysis
• Gramophone cofounder Batra departs, joins Superplum as CBO22 April 2026 · People
• Agrizy appoints Markish Arun as co-founder and CTO15 April 2026 · People
• GoCarin founder quits corporate job to launch livestock nutrition startup15 April 2026 · Launch · ₹1 lakh
• Loopworm raises 27.8 crore rupees for insect protein expansion14 April 2026 · Funding · ₹27.8 Cr
• Dev Milk Foods raises undisclosed funding from Fireside Ventures13 April 2026 · Funding
• Bijak’s GMV drops 25% to ₹551 Cr in FY25; losses rise to ₹61 Cr10 April 2026 · Results
• BioPrime raises $6 million Series A from Edaphon7 April 2026 · Funding · $6 Mn
• KisaanSay raises ₹34 Cr Series A funding led by NABVENTURES7 April 2026 · Funding · ₹34 Cr
• Harvested Robotics raises pre-seed funding to build AI and laser weeding machines for Indian farms6 April 2026 · Funding
• Dam Good Fish raises strategic funding6 April 2026 · Funding
• Aquapulse raises ₹25 crore in Series A led by NABVENTURES to scale aquaculture tech platform2 April 2026 · Funding · ₹25 Cr
• Cropcoin raises ₹12 crore to expand in Bihar and Jharkhand31 March 2026 · Funding · ₹12 crore
• Khetika raises undisclosed funding round31 March 2026 · Funding
• ELMED Life Sciences raises $2.7 million Series A25 March 2026 · Funding · $2.7 million (₹25 crore)
• Akshayakalpa Organic raises Rs 175 crore Series D18 March 2026 · Funding · ₹175 crore
• Wastelink raises ₹27 Cr from Avaana Capital and others17 March 2026 · Funding · ₹27 Cr
• WayCool raises ₹210 crore led by Lightrock India13 March 2026 · Funding · ₹210 Cr
• AquaExchange raises ₹67 crore in Series B funding10 March 2026 · Funding · ₹72 crore
• Verdant Impact raises $3 million seed round10 March 2026 · Funding · $3 million
• Captain Fresh raises Rs 290 crore sustainability financing10 March 2026 · Funding · Rs 290 crore
• Fambo raises $2.4 Mn in Series A3 March 2026 · Funding · $2.4 Mn
• AgroStar cuts losses as revenue grows in FY253 March 2026 · Results
• Lemnisca builds digital twin for bioprocess scale-up28 February 2026 · Launch
• Growcoms targets breakeven in six months24 February 2026 · Milestone
• Fyllo scales agritech with AI and IoT sensors17 February 2026 · Milestone
• Barosi grows 194% in FY25, eyes omnichannel push16 February 2026 · Milestone
• Nimble Vision closes first institutional seed round13 February 2026 · Funding
• BigHaat raises $10 million from Bidra Innovation Ventures11 February 2026 · Funding · $10M
• Nutrifresh Farms scales to Rs 150 crore revenue with minimal external funding28 January 2026 · Results · Rs 145 crore
• Entellus Industries raises ₹50 crore in second funding round26 January 2026 · Funding · ₹50 crore
• Maharashtra signs ₹2,500 Cr MoU with Nutrifresh at Davos24 January 2026 · Partnership · ₹2,500 Cr
• Corel Life Care raises INR 12 million from Shark Tank investors23 January 2026 · Funding · INR 12 million
• Arya.ag raises $80.5M in Series D round20 January 2026 · Funding · $80.6 Mn
• Samunnati reports net loss despite revenue growth in FY2519 January 2026 · Results
• Planyt fails to get investment on Shark Tank India12 January 2026 · News
• Agrifeeder unveils global brand identity and secures US FDA certification9 January 2026 · Launch
• Info Edge sells Gramophone stake to Unnati5 January 2026 · Stake sale · ₹91.71 crore
• Unnati acquires Gramophone from Info Edge in INR 91.7 Cr deal4 January 2026 · Acquisition · INR 91.7 Cr
• Arya.ag raises $80.58 million in Series D funding2 January 2026 · Funding · $80.58 Mn (Rs 725 Cr)
• Aquapulse transforms aquaculture with sustainable technologies and AI1 January 2026 · News
• Balwaan Krishi opens Jaipur plant and new warehouses18 September 2025 · Launch
• Garuda Aerospace opens agri-drone facility, launches 300 centres13 June 2025 · Launch
• JM Financial invests ₹40 crore in Balwaan Krishi19 June 2024 · Funding · ₹40 Cr
• Ministry fines Growpital ₹1.48 crore over debenture ads6 June 2024 · Policy · ₹1.48 Cr
• SEBI keeps Growpital ban while probe continues28 April 2024 · Policy
• SEBI stops Growpital from raising investor money31 January 2024 · Policy
• Growpital reports ₹55 crore FY23 revenue28 July 2023 · Results
• Balwaan Krishi launches ISI-certified farm equipment12 July 2023 · Launch
• Balwaan Krishi raises $2 million pre-Series A30 May 2023 · Funding · $2M