Gramophone raises $3.5 million from Info Edge & others
Agri-tech startup Gramophone raises USD 3.5 million in funding from Info Edge, Raveen Sastry (Co-founder of Myntra.com), Asha Impact and Better Capital.
Info Edge is an existing investor in Gramophone, while Asha Impact is a platform founded by Vikram Gandhi (former Credit Suisse executive) and Pramod Bhasin (former President and CEO of Genpact), a statement said.
The startup is rapidly scaling up its operations and will use the funds to expand across other Indian states.
Founded in 2016, Gramophone provides actionable agronomic insights coupled with last-mile delivery of agriculture inputs to farmers through a smartphone app and a call centre.
The startup's last-mile delivery model has helped them serve over 2.5 lakh farmers in the remotest villages across central India.
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