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Agritech SaaS company providing digital solutions for farmers and agribusinesses to manage farm data and improve decision-making.
Cropin is an India-based agritech software-as-a-service company that provides digital farm management and data analytics solutions for the global agriculture industry. The company's enterprise platform facilitates the digital transformation of agricultural operations by offering a comprehensive crop knowledge database covering 500 distinct crops and 10,000 specific plant varieties. Utilizing an intelligence framework that incorporates data from more than one billion acres of cultivable land worldwide, the software helps agribusinesses optimize their operational decision-making processes. To date, the technology infrastructure has been successfully deployed across 30 million acres of agricultural land, directly supporting the supply chains of over seven million farmers globally. Operating under a business-to-business subscription model, the firm is backed by investors including Google, Chiratae Ventures, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Cropin was founded in 2010 by Krishna Kumar, Kunal Prasad, and Chittaranjan Jena.
Cropin has raised $43.8M across 5 funding rounds.
Cropin has raised $43.8M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Cropin has raised $43.8M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Cropin's investors include Sugandhi Matta, Chiratae Ventures, Google, JSR Corporation, David Heng, B Capital Group, Hoxton Ventures, Rajan Anandan, Priyanka Gill, Tej Lalvani, Ankur Capital, British International Investment.
Cropin has raised $43.8M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $820K Other Equity in August 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2025 | $820K Venture Round | — | — | Announced |
| Jan 10, 2023 | $13.8M Venture Round | — | Sugandhi Matta, Chiratae Ventures, Google, JSR Corporation | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2021 | $20M Series C | David Heng | B Capital Group, Hoxton Ventures, Rajan Anandan, Priyanka Gill, TEJ Lalvani, Ankur Capital, British International Investment, Karan Mohla, Invested Development, Senapathy Gopalakrishnan | Announced |
| Nov 21, 2018 | $8.1M Series B | — | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Karan Mohla | Announced |
| Sep 1, 2017 | $1M Series A | — | Axilor Ventures, Beenext, SNR, BIZ Stone | Announced |
Cropin is a Bangalore-based agtech company founded in 2010 that builds Cropin Cloud, the world's first industry cloud for agriculture, offering SaaS-based solutions for farm management, predictive intelligence, and digital transformation.[1][2][4] It serves agribusinesses including seed producers, food processors, input companies, lenders, insurers, governments, and development agencies, solving challenges like low yields, crop failures, supply chain inefficiencies, and sustainability risks through AI, machine learning, remote sensing, and a crop knowledge graph covering 350+ crops and 10,000 varieties across 103 countries.[2][3][4][5] With $44M raised, 250+ B2B clients, 30M acres digitized, and impact on 7M+ farmers in 92+ countries, Cropin drives yield improvements, cost reductions, and real-time insights, as evidenced by partnerships with PepsiCo and support from Gates Foundation.[1][2][4][7]
Cropin was founded in 2010 in Bangalore, India, initially as CropEx Technology, by a team addressing inefficiencies in India's agriculture sector where over half the population relies on farming.[1][2][4] The idea emerged from recognizing the need for precision farming amid challenges like low yields and food waste, leading to the development of AI-driven tools for geotagging farms, digitizing records, and providing predictive analytics.[4][5] Early traction came through incubator/accelerator programs and partnerships; by 2018, it secured Series B funding from Gates Foundation to enhance smallholder farmer productivity via SaaS for extension services, credit, and insurance.[1][7] Pivotal moments include launching Cropin Cloud as the first agriculture industry cloud, achieving B Corp certification in 2023, and scaling to digitize millions of acres globally.[2][4]
Cropin rides the agtech wave fueled by climate change, food security demands (e.g., 35% yield drops projected by 2100, 35-50% food waste), and digital transformation in agriculture, which employs billions but lags in tech adoption.[4] Timing aligns with global pushes for sustainability—80% deforestation tied to ag production—and AI proliferation, enabling Cropin to bridge the digital divide via cloud platforms that unite agribusinesses, governments, and NGOs.[2][4] Market forces like rising input costs, biodiversity loss, and smallholder financing gaps favor its solutions, as seen in Gates Foundation backing for inclusive growth.[7] It influences the ecosystem by pioneering 'Ag-intelligence,' standardizing data for 103 countries, and fostering partnerships that accelerate net-zero goals and resilient food systems.[4][5]
Cropin is poised for expansion as agtech demand surges with AI advancements and climate imperatives, potentially scaling to billions of acres via deeper integrations in supply chains and policy-driven digitization.[4] Trends like real-time satellite data, generative AI for forecasting, and regulatory focus on traceability will amplify its edge, especially in emerging markets.[3][4] Its influence may evolve from pioneer to ecosystem orchestrator, powering global food security and sustainability—transforming agriculture one digitized field at a time, as it has since 2010.[2][4]