LeanCrop Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd, which runs agritech startup BharatAgri (formerly LeanAgri), has raised $1.6 million (around Rs 14 crore) in an extended Series A funding round led by Capria Ventures.
The round also saw participation from investors including Omnivore, India Quotient, 021 Capital, Ratnagiri Impex and Sanjiv Rangrass (Unitus Ventures), among others.
The Pune-based startup plans to use the fresh funds to boost its e-commerce vertical Krushidukan.
Founded by Siddharth Dialani and Sai Gole in 2017, BharatAgri offers paid subscription of its scientific agriculture advisory product to farmers. It has recently forayed into the e-commerce space with Krushidukan.
The startup claims to have worked with 1 lakh farmers and has witnessed maximum penetration across the states of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.