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Clover raises $5.5 mn from investors including Omnivore

14Feb By PriyankaNo Comments

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Clover raises $5.5 mn from investors including Omnivore

Agritech platform Clover has raised over $5.5 million (around Rs 39 crore) from investors including Omnivore. The company said in a statement that it has raised this amount in Series A funding from Omnivore alongside existing investors Accel and Mayfield. Clover is a greenhouse agritech platform, which partners with farmers across India and markets premium quality, branded, greenhouse-grown fresh produce through B2B and B2C channels. Accel and Mayfield had invested in Clover's seed round back in December 2018. Based in Bengaluru, Clover was co-founded by Avinash BR, Gururaj Rao, Arvind Murali, and Santhosh Narasipura. Avinash, co-Founder of Clover, said, "This additional funding will help to accelerate the growth of our managed farm network, support our entry into new citie...

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