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Introducing the next Entrepreneur as part of the #FR77DOMRIDE series 🚀✨ Transforming Lives, One Innovation at a Time! 🌍💧 Meet niranjan karagi, the remarkable founder of NIRNAL WATER FILTER hailing from Belagavi. 🌆💡 🚱 Wide spread water contamination is a daunting challenge in India with 1,95,813 habitations in the country reported to have poor water quality, posing serious health risks to the population. Shockingly, even today, around 36000 people are diagnosed daily for water borne diseases majorly diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid. and a death is recorded every 4 hrs due to this. Half a million deaths per year just due to lack of clean drinking water. A problem which a lot of us will be facing eventually if not addressed. Niranjan's journey began with a powerful moment - witnessing a government school child drinking unhygienic water from the ground. Fueled by a determination to change lives, he embarked on a mission in his early engineering days itself.🛠️📚 He started early and bootstrapped his venture with a mere Rs 8000 and mentorship from the Deshpande Foundation. 🍶 The result? Nirnal, a compact yet revolutionary water bottle filter that purifies water at an astonishing scale of upto 0.2 microns. This simple device branded as “purity in your pocket," can provide upto 300 cycles of usage in a standard 1L bottle. 🛒 Initially, Niranjan himself traversed Northern Karnataka and Maharashtra, selling his innovation at just 20 rupees to school kids, farmers, laborers and many more. Born out of necessity, Nirnal quickly gained recognition, winning prestigious awards including Elevate100, Young Innovator Challenge - 3M-CII, StartupIndia - FKCCI, CocaCola - Sustainable Enterprise of the year, Ministry of Jal Shakti - World Innovation Congress. 🏞️ The impact was evident during the 2019 Belgaum floods, where Nirnal's product played a crucial role in providing clean water amidst dire circumstances. 🌍 Today, Nirnal's influence extends far and wide. From serving Indian CRPF jawans in challenging terrains to making a difference in African, Southeast Asian, and Middle Eastern regions, Niranjan's creation knows no bounds. ⚓ The Indian Navy even sought his expertise to address issues on INS Vikramaditya. Yet, Niranjan's humility shines, as he even turned down SharkTankIndia to maintain control over his venture's growth. 🌞 Niranjan is now tirelessly working on another monumental project - Converting saline sea water into potable drinking water using a patented, filter-free method. His unique approach combines heat exchange, boiling, and solar power. Interested in making a change? Order at www.nirnal.in or connect at [email protected]. 🛒 Lets celebrate grass root Entrepreneurs like Niranjan Karagi, a true visionary building for a billion people. 🌟🌏 #FR77DOMRIDE #BuildForABillion #CleanWater #Sustainability Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Govt. of India

Agrictools secures undisclosed funding from Enrission India Capital in ongoing pre-Series A after raising $1.06M in seed round AgricTools is one of the leading farm mechanisation platforms, also focusing on developing farm technologies and machinery with a vision to end farm drudgery in India, increase rural productivity, and boost farmers’ income. Founded by Karan Sachdeva, who has deep expertise and experience in this field, AgricTools raised a seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures with participation from other investors including PointOne Capital, IIMA Ventures (formerly known as IIMA-CIIE), Equicap Asia Pte Ltd, and Indigram Labs Foundation - TBI, Supported by DST, GoI. AgricTools has also recently launched YourFactory, an initiative aimed at unifying the fragmented manufacturing ecosystem and revolutionising farm mechanisation in India by offering a transparent and dependable supply chain to OEMs, aiming to maximise visibility and quality in the agricultural machinery industry. We believe that AgricTools will play a pivotal role in transforming the landscape of farm mechanisation in India, and we are excited to embark on this journey of change together and support them with pre-Series A funding. YUSUKE KAKIMOTO | Honoka Miura | Hiroshi Saito | Winston Tixeira | Shringar Bansal #AgriTech #Startups #Funding

1989: The 16 y/o Sachin Tendulkar debuting against the terrifying Pak of then. BCCI backed this young gun (God, might I say) and he was all ready to pepper. The same's happening w/ Innovation in India [unnoticed and unattended rn] Young Indian kids are building prototypes for the real-world automation. Prototypes that are: - Smart Irrigation Systems - Assistive Devices for the Differently-Abled - Automated Waste Segregators - Smart Traffic Management Systems - Eco Air-Purifiers We're talking about the 2.5 Mn young kids enrolled with #AtalTinkeringLabs, under the aegis of Atal Innovation Mission by NITI Aayog. Prototypes are being tested in regional pockets to understand viability, implementation, challenges, scalability, growth indicators et cetera w/ small grants from the govt. But it's important to note that transitioning from a prototype to a widely implementable solution includes technical refinement, scalability, regulatory approvals, continuous funding. While ATLs have provided a strong foundation for these innovators, the journey from an idea to a market-ready product would require our private sharks [Founders and VCs of the ecosystem] to pitch in, add their business intelligence, technical abilities and more. Also notable that Product Scaling/Implementation are not Govt's celebrated strengths. Private experts need to pitch in, whether it's CSR thru PPP or actual equity-led funding. Today's Sam Altman, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg were all 19,20 y/o when they started. *BCCI of 1989 = Startup Ecosystem of today Pushkar Singh Amit Gupta What are your thoughts? #younginnovators #scienceledentrepreneurship

Today marks the exciting kick-off of Startup Mahakumbh in New Delhi. Join us at the Ekatvam Innovations stall INC 562. Designed to empower NGOs and foundations in their battle against water scarcity, #MIDAS (water budgeting tool) monitors crucial factors like groundwater levels, rainfall, and consumption, integrating data for informed decision-making. See you at Startup Mahakumbh! #waterscarcity #startupmahakumbh, #watermanagement,Piyush Bhandarkar, Rishabh Ravichandran

Investing in Indian agritech sector is not just about an opportunity for financial gain, but also a chance to contribute to a sustainable future. With startups creating solutions utilising precision farming, blockchain-enabled supply chains, AI-driven predictive analytics, and other technologies, the agritech landscape in India is ripe for transformation. By setting up Corporate Venture Capital arm to invest in such startups, corporates can commit to participate in the agritech revolution and promoting a greener future. Sanjay Mehta Ninad Karpe Yagnesh Sanghrajka Shashank Randev Vatsal Kanakiya Prakruti Mukul Jainish Rathod Sejal Agarwal Harshita Shrivastav 100X.VC #Agritech #agritechnology #agritechinnovation #agritechstartups #corporateventurecapital #CVC #Sustainability #InvestmentOpportunities

Agritech in India: A Golden Seed About to Blossom The Indian agricultural sector is a fertile ground for innovation, and agritech is the seed waiting to sprout ! Here at Ascend Pitch Partners , pitch deck and investor relations wizards ✨, we see this as a HUGE opportunity . Look at these numbers that practically scream potential! From a mere 50 startups in 2014, India now boasts over 6,224 agritech ventures - that's a mind-blowing 12,348% increase! Between 2014 and 2019, agritech raked in a cool $545 million in VC funding (although there was a dip in 2023). That's where our funding landscape expertise can help you navigate! There's a knowledge gap to bridge, but agritech can be the solution! India has a massive agricultural workforce of 146 million, but a whopping 86% are smallholders managing plots under 2 hectares. Agritech can empower these underserved farmers with the information they need to thrive! Challenges exist, but so do opportunities! Fragmented landholdings and limited market access are hurdles, but there's a $1604 million opportunity waiting to be seized (that's the funding secured by agritech in FY 2021-22) to address these issues and create a win-win for everyone! Ascend Pitch Partners is here to help agritech startups craft winning pitch decks and secure funding to revolutionize Indian agriculture! write to us at [email protected] #agritech #india #investment #pitchdeck #agriculture #startup #Investment

Not all #startups begin their journey from a #mobileapp and those who did in the #agritech space we all know exactly whats happening at their end and their #investors have told them to pivot & execute to help them #survive & grow. We at AgriVijay started our journey through offline Renewable Energy #stores where we grew as a #brand and now farmers and rural households trust us for right recommendation along with ‘End to End’ solution provider bringing increased savings & income along with fighting #climatechange. We are proud that STPI - Software Technology Parks of India STPINEXT TiE Delhi-NCR with the help of #LEAPAHEAD intiative helping us become a global #agtech #climateaction social enterprise leveraging technologies like #AI to engage and penetrate usage of renewable & green energy while building #atmanirbharbharat for tomorrow. #agrivijay #empoweringfarmers #climateaction #renewableenergy Narendra Modi Rajeev Chandrasekhar Ashwini Vaishnaw Startup India Invest India Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology FICCI Confederation of Indian Industry Omnivore Avaana Capital Arkam Ventures NABVENTURES Fund Mumbai Angels Indian Angel Network Shobha Chanchlani

As an early entrant in the agritech ecosystem, DeHaat had to work around slow spread of internet, scant usage of smartphones in rural India and limited digital payment infrastructure. Since 2012, DeHaat has been a trend setters in the industry with no footsteps to follow. Besides serving over 2 million farmers through a network of 12,000 DeHaat micro entrepreneurs through digital interface & creation of footprints in 110,000 Indian villages, it also onboarded 2000 unique agribusiness companies across agri input, agri output, warehousing players, bank, insurance players which are transacting with the last mile network of DeHaat. It also scaled up annual business growth by 60x over the last 4 years, and raised USD 207 Mn in last 3 years! Read more 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/455HaMZ #startup #agritech #indianagriculture #digitalinnovation #fullstack #lastmile #farmers

🔔 Portfolio News | Digivriddhi Technologies Private Limited raises $6 M 🔔 We are delighted to announce that dairy fintech startup DGV has raised $6 million in a Series A funding round led by Omidyar Network India with participation from existing investors Omnivore and InfoEdge Ventures. "Dairy represents 4.5% of India’s national GDP, 25% of India’s agricultural GDP, and engages 100 million rural stakeholders. The sector serves as the ultimate hook for any offering looking to disrupt India’s rural economy," says Reihem Roy, Partner at Omnivore. Founded in 2019 by Ragavan Venkatesan, DGV provides dairy farmers and micro-enterprises access to institutional credit. The fintech platform works with dairy processors including Amul in Gujarat to enable easier financial access for farmers. DGV aims to drive technological innovation and expand its banking and financial services products in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Read more here 👉🏼 https://shorturl.at/kpJU5 Treasa Mathew Mark Kahn Jinesh Shah Subhadeep Sanyal Abhilash Sethi #dairyindustry #fintechinnovation #fintech #ruralfintech #dairyfarmers

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