Villgro

Villgro is an incubator and venture firm headquartered in Chennai, India, that backs social startups through incubation, seed, and early-stage funding. It concentrates on healthcare, education, agriculture technology, energy, and related technology-enabled sectors, offering equity or quasi-equity investments of up to Rs 6 million. By providing mentorship, networks, and capital, Villgro aims to help early ventures scale and achieve social impact.

Paul Basil

Co-Founder

PR Ganapathy

President (India)

Past deals in Fruits and Vegetables

Navork Innovations

Seed Round in 2024
Navork Innovations, based in India, specializes in extending the shelf life of fruits and vegetables using advanced, plant-based technology. Their core product is a chemical formulation that minimizes moisture loss, respiration, enzymatic activity, and microbial growth, allowing produce to remain fresh for longer periods. This innovation enhances supply chain efficiency, reduces food waste, and boosts farmers' profits by enabling transportation over greater distances.

Agrograde

Seed Round in 2022
Agrograde is an agri-tech start-up established in 2018, dedicated to enhancing quality management in fresh produce through innovative technology. The company focuses on standardizing and streamlining the grading, sorting, and packing of fruits and vegetables using patent-pending artificial intelligence. Its sophisticated machines utilize multiple cameras and sensors to assess produce for size, quality, shape, and defects, ensuring precise results that improve marketability and facilitate fair trade. By automating these processes at the point of aggregation, Agrograde enhances efficiency while maintaining the integrity of the products and reducing post-harvest food loss. The company's solutions create a seamless end-to-end workflow that minimizes manual labor and energy consumption, ultimately delivering higher outputs for agricultural businesses.

myHarvest Farms

Seed Round in 2021
myHarvest Farms is an online platform dedicated to connecting consumers with local farmers to provide safe, chemical-free food options. With a diverse selection of over 200 naturally grown products, myHarvest Farms focuses on improving farmer livelihoods by promoting sustainable farming practices. The company encourages farmers to adopt natural techniques and utilize indigenous seed varieties, ensuring that the produce is healthy and free from harmful chemicals. By fostering a community-driven approach, myHarvest Farms not only enhances the income of farmers but also prioritizes the health and well-being of families, creating a sustainable future for both agriculture and consumers.

Agrograde

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Agrograde is an agri-tech start-up established in 2018, dedicated to enhancing quality management in fresh produce through innovative technology. The company focuses on standardizing and streamlining the grading, sorting, and packing of fruits and vegetables using patent-pending artificial intelligence. Its sophisticated machines utilize multiple cameras and sensors to assess produce for size, quality, shape, and defects, ensuring precise results that improve marketability and facilitate fair trade. By automating these processes at the point of aggregation, Agrograde enhances efficiency while maintaining the integrity of the products and reducing post-harvest food loss. The company's solutions create a seamless end-to-end workflow that minimizes manual labor and energy consumption, ultimately delivering higher outputs for agricultural businesses.

Krishi Trade

Seed Round in 2017
Krishi Trade is a Marketplace for trade in agricultural produce integrated with the supply chain and Agri product marketplace. The marketplace offers an e-trading platform for truck dial offers e-logistics, SubjiMart offers fresh natural fruits, Load Dial offers farm inputs & implements on the cart, agriculture, and vegetable home delivered. Krishi Trade helps whole-sellers, consumers buy, local village agents, farmers, sell post-harvest agricultural produce, and traders as well as help with the selling and buying of agricultural equipments and consumables. It also allows a trader and farmers to explore import and export opportunities. It offers visa enabled Loyalty Card with a facility to top-up /redeem/ withdraw loyalty points or commissions or receipts. Krishi Trade was founded in 2017 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Kamal Kisan

Seed Round in 2014
Kamal Kisan is an agricultural company based in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, that focuses on providing simple and cost-effective solutions for small farmers. Founded in 2013, the company actively engages with farmers to understand their challenges and develop products that meet their needs. Kamal Kisan offers a range of agricultural equipment, including a mulch layer, backpack weeder, vegetable planter, mulch hole maker, and raised bed maker. By utilizing cost-effective mechanization technology, the company aims to reduce labor dependency and enhance profitability for small and marginal farmers. With a goal to expand its reach from approximately 13,000 farmers to 1 million within five years, Kamal Kisan is committed to making a significant impact across South India.
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