Agriculture

We asked 13 founders who raised nearly $200 million during COVID-19 for their tips on wooing investors in a crisis

Remote fundraising has become common for startups as the coronavirus pandemic continues to restrict the ability to travel and take meetings in person. Usually, founders and executives pitch prospective investors for funding at swanky city offices before an investment committee makes a decision. Subsequently, there is a lengthy due diligence process, technical and market questions, … Read more

India seeks new preferential treatment from US on drugs, other goods

In return for opening its dairy markets and slashing tariffs on farm goods as the two sides seek to shore up a new trade deal, three sources said. India accounts for 40% of US generic drug imports, including the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by US President Donald Trump in the fight against the coronavirus. To win … Read more

Is it time to buy the Indian midcaps – Update December 31, 2019

4th note in the series… the last one for calendar year 2019 !

Ecozen, an agritech start-up raises $6 mn

All of us are recently witnessing how onion prices have increased significantly. Hopefully, over period these king of issues get addressed by players like Ecozen. Ecozen is an integrated agricultural play whereby it helps farmers who grow perishables to increase their yields, store their produce longer, and realise higher prices. The Company has announced that … Read more