# a-IDEA

> a-IDEA is a VC fund in Hyderabad backing Agriculture, Farming and AgTech. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hyderabad, India
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-idea-naarm-tbi/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/aidea_naarm?lang=en
- Website: https://naarm.org.in/home/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aidea.naarmtbi/?ref=page_internal&path=%2Faidea.naarmtbi%2F

a-IDEA is a VC fund in Hyderabad focused on Agriculture and Farming. Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture (a-IDEA) is the Technology Business Incubator of ICAR-NAARM (Indian Council of Agricultural Research; National Academy of Agricultural Research Management)

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Agriculture | 4 | 50% |
| Farming | 2 | 25% |
| AgTech | 1 | 13% |
| Mining | 1 | 13% |
| Organic | 1 | 13% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Grant | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pehle Jaisa | Pehle Jaisa is a decentralising organic fertilizer production. | $1.3M | Seed | Mar 30, 2026 |  |
| Verdant Impact | Verdant Impact operates as a full stack animal husbandry platform. Verdant Impact provides farmers with backward and forward linkage for purchase and sales of livestock. | $3M | Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Biome/Build | Climate-tech, sustainability, built environment, advanced materials, agri-waste | $42K | Pre-Seed | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Verdant Impact | Verdant Impact operates as a full stack animal husbandry platform. Verdant Impact provides farmers with backward and forward linkage for purchase and sales of livestock. |  | Seed | Mar 01, 2025 |  |
| FarmOR | FarmOR is a startup that bridges the supply chain gaps in agriculture. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 02, 2023 |  |
| Inventohack Innovations Pvt Ltd | Inventohack Innovations Pvt. Ltd. is a deep-tech research and development company building advanced sensor technologies and AI-driven data platforms for agriculture, environmental intelligence, and public-sector applications. Founded in 2018, the company focuses on transforming how critical on-ground data—such as soil health, water quality, cropconditions, and environmental parameters—is collected, analyzed, and converted into actionable intelligence at scale.At its core, Inventohack designs and commercializes patented, low-cost, high-accuracy sensors integrated with cloud-based analytics and artificial intelligence. These technologies enable precise diagnostics and monitoring across agriculture and allied sectors, addressing long-standing challenges of affordability, accessibility, and reliability in field-level data collection. The company’s solutions are built to function effectively in diverse and resource-constrained environments, making them suitable for smallholder farmers as well as large government and enterprise deployments.Inventohack’s software stack combines Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP), IoT data pipelines, and analytics dashboards. By integrating sensor data, satellite inputs, crop and field images, historical datasets, and real-time user interactions, the platform generates localized, data-backed recommendations and insights. These insights support improved crop productivity, optimized input usage, sustainability, and evidence-based decision-making.A flagship product from Inventohack is GreenSathi AI, a multilingual agricultural intelligence and advisory platform designed for farmers, agribusinesses, and government agencies. GreenSathi AI delivers real-time crop advisory, soil and nutrient insights, pest and disease risk alerts, and best-practice recommendations in regional languages and local dialects. The platform is accessible through mobile applications, APIs for agritech integration, and offline-capable AI kiosks deployed in rural and semi-connected regions, ensuring last-mile reach.Inventohack operates on a B2B and B2G (Business-to-Government) model. It actively works with government departments, public-sector programs, agribusinesses, agritech platforms, and research institutions. The company has received support under multiple national innovation and startup initiatives and has ongoing collaborations related to agriculture digitization, soil health management, and AI-enabled advisory systems. Its solutions are being deployed in government-led programs to support farmers with scalable, technology-driven services.The company is seed-funded, including backing from Lead Invest and other early-stage investors, and has demonstrated steady commercial traction through government projects, enterprise deployments, and recurring B2B revenue. Inventohack places strong emphasis on applied R&D, field validation, and continuous improvement of both hardware and software components, ensuring solutions remain accurate, robust, and cost-effective. Inventohack’s long-term vision is to democratize access to reliable agricultural and environmental intelligence, enabling millions of farmers and institutions to make informed, data-driven decisions. By bridging advanced deep-tech innovation with practical deployment and multilingual accessibility, the company aims to play a foundational role in sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and digital public infrastructure across India and global emerging markets. | $61.5K | Seed | Jan 15, 2023 |  |
| GreenJams | GreenJams is a pioneering company in the sustainable construction industry, focused on creating carbon-negative building materials. Its flagship product, Agrocrete®, is a patented bio-concrete made from agricultural residues and mineral-based binders, developed using advanced alkali activation chemistry. BINDR, its ultra-low-carbon alkali-activatedbinder, serves as a sustainable alternative to conventional cement in mortars, plasters, and non-structural concretes. Agrocrete® is thermally insulating (3.5x better than conventional concrete), cost-effective (up to 50% savings), and verifiably carbon-negative. With operational manufacturing facilities in Goa and Vizag, GreenJams has completed 15 projects across 7 Indian states and boasts a growing order pipeline of Rs. 170 crores (~$20MM). The company is on a mission to make buildings agents of climate change reversal, contributing to a sustainable future while meeting market demands for high-performance, eco-friendly construction materials. | $12.3K | Grant | Mar 26, 2021 |  |
| FlyBird Innovations | FlyBird Innovations eases the irrigation of green house based farming. It comprises of sensors like temperature, soil moisture, and humidity. | $148.6K | Seed | Jun 20, 2016 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Unicorn India Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unicorn-india-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Artha Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artha-india-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atal Incubation Centre - Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atal-incubation-centre-center-for-cellular-and-molecular-biology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- CIBA Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IIMA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ciie-iim-ahmedabad) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does a-IDEA invest in?

a-IDEA invests primarily in Agriculture, Farming and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did a-IDEA last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for a-IDEA closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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