AgroStar raises $27M funding led by Bertelsmann India
Friday, March 15, 2019
By Pratik Bhakta
Pune-based agro-tech startup AgroStar has raised $27 million in Series C funds to scale up operations and strengthen its technology platform.
The funding round was led by Bertelsmann India along with its existing investors Accel, Chirate Ventures and Aavishkar Bharat Fund.
“We intend to invest more in data science and strengthen our technology capabilities so that we can provide better real-time and relevant information to more farmers in the country,” said Shardul Sheth, chief executive officer of AgroStar, which started operations in 2013.
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Source: Economic Times (link opens in a new window)
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