Sector Briefing · India
Agri & Food
Data as of 12 Oct 2026Methodology
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 1,400 agri & food startups mapped; 30,475 patent applications analysed, of which 4,572 are granted; 1,846 foreign filers are active in the sector.
- Startups:
- 1,400
- Patents:
- 30,475
- Granted:
- 4,572
- Foreign share:
- 17%
- Inventors:
- 81,893
- In opposition window:
- 867
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.
1,400
Startups
30,475
Patents
4,572
Granted
1,846
Foreign filers
81,893
Inventors
Who's filing
Indian companies lead - institutes & foreign kept separate
- INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCHIN · 253
- UPLIN · 187
- Individual / Self-FilerIN · 147
- MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRAIN · 94
- GREINVENTEKIN · 71
- COROMANDEL INTERNATIONALIN · 67
Educational institutes (6) - ranked by grant rate (share of filings granted, sample-adjusted), not filing volume
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR16 of 18 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR40 of 72 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY19 of 31 granted
- TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY TNAU25 of 47 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS13 of 21 granted
- CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF HARYANA9 of 12 granted
Foreign applicants - 17% of filings
- SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTIONCH · 326
- SOCI T DES PRODUITS NESTLCH · 144
- BASF SEDE · 140
- KUBOTAJP · 107
- ADAMA MAKHTESHIMIL · 87
- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGYUS · 83
Filing trend
Chart starts at 2022 - earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.
View data
| Year | Domestic | Foreign | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2644 | 957 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4462 | 1002 | 70 |
| 2024 | 5927 | 1208 | 1256 |
| 2025 | 6109 | 1052 | 624 |
| 2026 | 3771 | 414 | 705 |
Capital in this sector
Web-sourced funding across the deep-tech startups we track - a snapshot, not a time series
102
Funded startups
~$112.6M
Total raised
~$397.6k
Median raise
1 / 1
Series A / B+
Notable funded startups
- AgriForetell · ~$36.5M
- Agwiq · ~$25M
- EekiSeries A · ~$13.5M
- Another FoodsSeed · ~$9M
- Our FoodSeries D+ · ~$6.2M
- FrenviOther · ~$5.1M
- MecwinSeed · ~$2.5M
- Evo FoodsSeed · ~$2.1M
50 raised at seed / pre-Series A. Funding is from public sources and may contain errors - verify before relying on it. 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 | 2,2007% |
| IoT | 1,8066% |
| IoT Sensors | 1,1074% |
| Cloud Computing | 9913% |
| Computer Vision | 9073% |
| AI-Based Imaging | 8613% |
| Image Processing | 8313% |
| Deep Learning | 7893% |
| Microcontroller Control | 7783% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7703% |
| Microcontroller | 7112% |
| Wireless Communication | 6432% |
| Solar Power | 5462% |
| Edge Computing | 4802% |
| Internet of Things (IoT) | 4602% |
| Convolutional Neural Networks | 4511% |
| Mobile Application | 4351% |
| Predictive Analytics | 3981% |
| Temperature Sensor | 3661% |
| Robotic Arm | 3531% |
| Soil Moisture Sensor | 3411% |
| Ultrasonic Sensor | 3341% |
| Weight Sensor | 3321% |
| Fermentation | 3221% |
| Sensors | 2981% |
| Blockchain | 2941% |
| Data Analytics | 2621% |
| Real-Time Monitoring | 2601% |
| Moisture Sensor | 2571% |
| Automated Irrigation | 2531% |
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 | 261 |
| Karnataka | 199 |
| Tamil Nadu | 136 |
| Telangana | 107 |
| Gujarat | 104 |
| Delhi | 81 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 74 |
| Kerala | 55 |
| Haryana | 49 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 46 |
| Rajasthan | 41 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 38 |
When these companies were incorporated
896 companies with a company-register match, 470 of them with matched IP. Open a year to see the companies founded in it.
Incorporation dates come from the MCA register, which we have matched for about 69% of the deep-tech base - so this is the shape of the cohort, not a census of it. It is also not the DPIIT recognition date, which can be years later.
Startups · 15 of 1,400
Classified into Agri & Food by 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
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
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
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
PINTERRA AGRITECH PRIVATE LIMITED
Agriculture
Pinterra is a new-age company building modern agricultural solutions to solve the global agrarian crisis.
Bengaluru Rural
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
DAWELL LIFESCIENCE PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
To carry on the business to manufacture, sell, purchase, export, import and get manufactured from others, marketing or deal in all or any types of pharmaceuticals, medicinal, chemical preparations, compounds, drugs and formulations, biological, biochemical, fine chemicals, ingr
Pune
NEXT GEN ALPHA LLP
Education
Project Alpha – Future-Ready Student Empowerment Project Alpha is a student empowerment program designed to equip learners aged 13–18 with the mindset, skills, and confidence to thrive in an ever-changing world. The Problem Schools are under pressure to deliver academic exc
Bengaluru Urban
BYONDNXT SMART HOME PRIVATE LIMITED
Food & Beverages
Bengaluru Urban
IOTA NANOTECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED
Food & Beverages
IOTA Water's focus on leveraging nanotechnology to enhance water quality and introduce bottled drinking water infused with nanobubbles containing pure oxygen is indeed innovative and potentially groundbreaking. Nanobubbles have been studied for their potential benefits in various
North Delhi
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
LSP INNOVATIONS LLP
Agriculture
LSP Innovations is a forward-thinking real estate firm specializing in fee-based or contract-driven real estate activities. The company offers tailored solutions in property development, management, and consultancy, catering to a diverse client base. With a commitment to innovati
Raigad
Deep-tech basis: site-backed (own website fetched and read), IP-backed (patent or design filed in its own name), web-backed (described elsewhere on the open web), registry only (registry description alone). How this is decided
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Briefings on this sector
funding brief
The RDI Fund Pays Half. How Many Indian Deeptech Companies Can Raise the Other Half?
The ₹1 lakh crore RDI Fund will finance no more than half of a project; the company must find the rest. The first 22 approvals needed a median ₹101 crore each from their own or private sources. In the past year, 47 deep-tech companies on our list closed a private round of ₹100 crore or more.
tech brief
Indian Deeptech Reaches Series B at 7%. Its Space Companies Do It at 19%.
A reader asked whether our Series B figure was a real graduation rate. It was not, so we recomputed it. The deeptech-versus-everything-else gap did not survive the recount. The gap inside deeptech did, and it runs from zero to nineteen percent.
tech brief
India Makes the World's Medicines. It Buys the Molecules From China.
60 of 90 critical pharma ingredients India tracks run over 90% China-sourced. 6-APA, the penicillin core, runs 95.9%. Our largest deep-tech sector is funding AI diagnostics instead.
tech brief
Herbicide Formulation in India: Stability, Synergy, and Sustainability
Indian innovators are re-engineering herbicide formulations for better stability, synergistic weed control, and eco-friendly application, driven by a fast-growing market.