Sector Briefing · India
Agri & Food
Agri & Food is a mid-sized deep-tech sector in India, with a substantial patent footprint and significant foreign interest. Teams are applying machine learning, IoT sensors, computer vision, and AI-based imaging to core agricultural challenges. The primary focus areas include precision agriculture and irrigation, crop protection, and automated plant disease and herbicide management.
India has 1,632 agri & food startups mapped; 28,107 patent applications analysed, of which 4,068 are granted; 1,852 foreign filers are active in the sector.
- Startups:
- 1,632
- Patents:
- 28,107
- Granted:
- 4,068
- Foreign share:
- 17%
- Inventors:
- 81,860
- In opposition window:
- 949
Why this page exists — and how to read it
A one-page brief of this sector: its filing trend, the problems being worked on, the technologies in play, who files most, foreign interest, and a sample of the startups we've mapped to it. Each panel is a door — most drill into a fuller view.
- Investors
- Read the trend and foreign share first — momentum plus outside interest — then scan the roster for patent-backed startups.
- Founders & operators
- The problems list is a whitespace map: crowded themes are validated demand, thin ones are open ground.
- Corporate & R&D
- Top filers and technologies show who to benchmark and where the sector is consolidating.
- Policy & TTO
- The domestic-vs-foreign filing split signals where Indian players lead — and where outside applicants dominate.
1,632
Startups
28,107
Patents
4,068
Granted
1,852
Foreign filers
81,860
Inventors
Who's filing
Indian companies lead — institutes & foreign kept separate
- INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHIN · 146
- UPLIN · 131
- INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ICARIN · 74
- GREINVENTEKIN · 71
- VAIBHAV LAXMAN DHASAL DIRECTORIN · 66
- UPL MAURITIUSIN · 63
Educational institutes (6) — ranked by grant rate (share of filings granted, sample-adjusted), not filing volume
- Chitkara Innovation Incubator Foundation17 of 17 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR14 of 18 granted
- COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH7 of 7 granted
- CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA8 of 11 granted
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT8 of 11 granted
- TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY TNAU16 of 37 granted
Foreign applicants — 17% of filings
- SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTIONCH · 296
- SOCI T DES PRODUITS NESTLCH · 144
- BASF SEDE · 140
- KUBOTAJP · 85
- ADAMA MAKHTESHIMIL · 83
- BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTDE · 82
Filing trend
Chart starts at 2022 — earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.
View data
| Year | Domestic | Foreign | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2640 | 956 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4450 | 1002 | 55 |
| 2024 | 5771 | 1208 | 1257 |
| 2025 | 5699 | 1052 | 624 |
| 2026 | 2389 | 414 | 692 |
Capital in this sector
Web-sourced funding across the deep-tech startups we track — a snapshot, not a time series
113
Funded startups
~$173.0M
Total raised
~$483.5k
Median raise
1 / 4
Series A / B+
Notable funded startups
56 raised at seed / pre-Series A. Company details, funding, stage, investors and brand names here are AI-matched to public web sources — not human-verified. Coverage is incomplete and some records may be matched to the wrong company. Treat as a directional starting point, verify before relying on any figure, and note the platform takes no responsibility for errors.
Problems being solved
Patents mapped · click to see the filers
Technologies in play
Patents mapped
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| machine learning | 2,1648% |
| iot | 1,7826% |
| iot sensors | 1,0644% |
| cloud computing | 9743% |
| computer vision | 8653% |
| ai-based imaging | 8543% |
| image processing | 7923% |
| microcontroller control | 7693% |
| deep learning | 7683% |
| artificial intelligence | 7573% |
| microcontroller | 6852% |
| wireless communication | 6332% |
| solar power | 5322% |
| edge computing | 4612% |
| internet of things (iot) | 4542% |
| convolutional neural networks | 4442% |
| mobile application | 4171% |
| predictive analytics | 3781% |
| temperature sensor | 3581% |
| robotic arm | 3491% |
| ultrasonic sensor | 3341% |
| weight sensor | 3301% |
| soil moisture sensor | 3251% |
| fermentation | 3121% |
| blockchain | 2891% |
| sensors | 2851% |
| data analytics | 2591% |
| moisture sensor | 2521% |
| real-time monitoring | 2521% |
| automated irrigation | 2461% |
Problems and technologies are grouped from each patent's text by AI, so treat the buckets as a map of what the sector works on — not an exact count. Open a bucket to see the filings behind it.
Where startups are mapped
| State | Startups mapped |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 233 |
| Karnataka | 167 |
| Tamil Nadu | 127 |
| Gujarat | 92 |
| Telangana | 78 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 66 |
| Delhi | 63 |
| Kerala | 56 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 43 |
| Haryana | 43 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 42 |
| Rajasthan | 34 |
Startups · 15 of 1,632
Classified into Agri & Foodby their primary technology focus (shown under each name). IP chips count a company's total matched patents, designs and trademarks — across all sectors.
REJOINDER PRIVATE LIMITED
Others
Affordable Low cost Food Processing & Packaging Unit Rejoinder has been developed which is an Economic Food Processing Unit developed taking into mind the Rejoinder food processing technology in which ready to eat, ready to cook, ready to serve, ready to drink, ready to chop, raw
Nagpur
AGNEXT TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
Yet to be updated
Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Yield Pro Earth Private Limited
Agriculture
We are preparing this special type of pipes with HDPE ( High Density Polyethylene), so that pipes are not affected by hot or cold weather, with mixing this chemical, the pipes are not affected up to 50º Celsius of sun heat. Using this chemical pipes are getting more durability i
Vadodara
BIOFAC INPUTS PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
A Pioneer in Novel Technologies We provide biologically beneficial microbes/enzymes that cater to the needs of organic aquaculture, agriculture, poultry & livestock.https://biofactor.in/about.html
Sangareddy
BHARUWA AGRI SCIENCE PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
The startup is engaged in the manufacturing of simple and cheap soil testing kit for the farmers. The depletion in quality of soil is a matter of concern. The soil testing kit will provide information about the quantum of micronutrients present in soil. This will provide info
Haridwar
Seedlings India
Agriculture
Seedlings India germinated in 2014 from a promise to make ‘green and healthy’ a click away for all Indians Having plants in our homes or in our offices doesn’t just look good, it also boosts our mood, makes us more productive, and cleans the air around us by absorbing toxin
South Delhi
AUTOCRACY MACHINERY PRIVATE LIMITED
Others
Autocracy Machinery was founded with one aim, one goal. To make India a leading manufacturer, a Nation contributing towards the betterment of tomorrow. In order to do that, one would have to come up with a mechanical miracle, a wonder in the field of engineering, a huge leap for
Hyderabad
PINTERRA AGRITECH PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
Pinterra is a new-age company building modern agricultural solutions to solve the global agrarian crisis.
Bengaluru Rural
TARTAN AERIAL SENSE TECH PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
At TartanSense we build Small Robots for Small Farms.We believe we have the opportunity to double farmer's income using affordable, portable robots to aid in activities such as spraying, sowing and harvesting. With the power of computer vision AI and decreases sensor cost, the t
Bengaluru Urban
ARKASHINE INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
working towards portable devices for agriculture domain
Bidar
RIGHT 2 FUN PARADIGM PRIVATE LIMITED
Food & Beverages
To carry on in India or abroad the business to manufacture, produce, refine, process, formulate, buy, sell, import, export or otherwise deal in to produce alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages beer, distilled spirits, and wine; non-alcoholic beverages carbona
Hyderabad
SAI VISION INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Education
Providing next generation vehicle driving learning tools; Environment, engineering and Education for creating fully educated drivers; developing various energy efficient products
Palghar
BIOFICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
Yet to be updated
Surat
BYONDNXT SMART HOME PRIVATE LIMITED
Food & Beverages
Bengaluru Urban
AGRIOTICS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Technology Hardware
1. To carry on the business of manufacturing, assembling, marketing, sale, import, export, trading, and dealing in various types of analytical devices useful for agriculture and to develop, put together, market, sale, provide services in respect of computer hardware, software, In
Pune
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