Skymet Weather Services is India's leading provider of risk solutions for weather and agriculture.
www.skymet.net
Khedut Agro Engineering is India's largest manufacturer of automatic seed drills and innovative planting machinery.
www.khedutagro.com
Arohan Foods is India's largest pork processor, sourcing from smallholder pig farmers across Northeast India and retailing premium pork products nationwide.
www.arohanfoods.com
Barrix Agro Sciences develops integrated pest management (IPM) technologies that provide farmers with highly effective crop protection while reducing their dependence on chemical insecticides.
www.barrix.in
Stellapps Technologies is India's first dairy technology solutions company, building automation tools integrated with cloud, mobility, and data analytics for dairy farms, cooperatives, and private dairies.
www.stellapps.com
Eruvaka Technologies develops connected devices and mobile-based decision tools for affordable monitoring and automation of aquaculture farms.
www.eruvaka.com
MITRA develops proprietary agricultural machines that automate labor-intensive functions for farmers in emerging markets.
www.mitraweb.in
Y-Cook is a leader in retort food processing technology, producing precooked vegetables, fruits and legumes that are ambient-stable and preservative-free.
www.ycook.in
Ecozen Solutions manufactures proprietary, solar-powered, micro cold storage units and water pumping solutions for farmers and rural communities.
www.ecozensolutions.com
Retigence develops proprietry algorithms to deliver big data solutions for inventory management, providing real time analytics for decision makers.
www.retigence.com
FR8 is a technology driven logistics service provider, offering long haul solutions to large corporates, SMEs, and the agribusiness ecosystem.
www.fr8.in
GramCover is an insurance marketplace for rural India.
AgNext is a sensing solutions startup that collects spatial, temporal and spectral data across the agriculture and food value chain, helping growers and food processors to improve their productivity, quality and profitability.
www.agnext.in
Doodhwala is a subscription-based, hyper-local, early morning delivery platform for perishables and daily essentials, sourced directly from local farms and dairies.
www.doodhwala.com
Mark co-founded Omnivore with Jinesh Shah in 2010. He currently serves as a Director for multiple Omnivore-backed startups, including Skymet, Eruvaka, and MITRA. Previously, he was the Executive Vice President (Strategy & Business Development) at Godrej Agrovet, one of India's largest diversified agribusiness companies. At Godrej Agrovet, Mark was responsible for corporate strategy, M&A, R&D, and new business incubation. Earlier in his career, Mark worked for Syngenta and PFM. He earned a BA (Honors) from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he graduated as a Baker Scholar.
Jinesh co-founded Omnivore with Mark Kahn in 2010. He currently serves as a Director for multiple Omnivore-backed startups, including Barrix, Stellapps, Y-Cook, and FR8. Previously, Jinesh was Vice President and CFO at Nexus Venture Partners, one of India's leading venture capital funds. Earlier in his career, he worked in corporate finance roles for Datamatics (leading Treasury/M&A), Patni Computers (initiating the IPO process), and HCL Technologies (founding the BPO business). Jinesh is a Chartered Accountant with a B.Com from R A Poddar College and an MMS (Finance) from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS).
Reihem joined Omnivore in 2012. He currently runs our Bangalore office and oversees Omnivore's impact strategy. Reihem also serves as a Director for Retigence Technologies. Previously, Reihem was a Portfolio Manager at the Villgro Innovations Foundation, where he was responsible for building a portfolio of social enterprises across agriculture, clean technology and healthcare. Reihem began his career as a Strategy Analyst at the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) in Rome. He earned a BA in Economics (with Distinction) from Loyola College in Chennai and an M.Sc. in Environmental & Resource Economics from the University of East Anglia in England.
Subhadeep joined Omnivore in 2011. He currently runs our Delhi office and serves as a Director for multiple Omnivore-backed startups, including Ecozen, GramCover, Khedut, and Arohan. Previously, Subhadeep interned with Mahindra, supporting their entry into drip irrigation. He earned a B.Sc. (Honors) in Agricultural Science from Haryana Agricultural University, where he was the batch topper, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness Management from IIM-Ahmedabad.
Shruti joined Omnivore in 2017 and is based out of our Mumbai office. Previously, Shruti was a Senior Portfolio Associate at Acumen, a global impact fund. At Acumen, Shruti led the fund's investing activities in the energy sector in India, and was also responsible for building a portfolio of social enterprises across the agriculture, healthcare, and retail sectors. Prior to Acumen, Shruti worked with the International Finance Corporation as an Investment Analyst, focusing on transactions in the agribusiness, manufacturing, and service sectors in South Asia. Shruti began her career as an Analyst at JP Morgan. She earned a BTech and MTech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Imran joined Omnivore in 2013. He is responsible for overseeing fund administration and developing MIS systems for Omnivore portfolio companies. Previously, Imran worked for Basiz Fund Services as an Assistant Manager (Operations), where he managed fund accounting, portfolio valuation, investor reporting, and administration services for venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds. He started his career as a Chartered Accountant with A.M. Solanki & Associates. Imran earned his B.Com from Mumbai University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
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