Jinesh Shah
Managing Partner @ Omnivore
Mumbai, India
Jinesh Shah is a seed investor at Omnivore in Mumbai focused on AgTech and Agriculture. Jinesh Shah co-founded Omnivore with Mark Kahn in 2010. Previously he was Vice President and CFO at Nexus Venture Partners, one of India's leading early stage venture capital funds. At Nexus, he led investments in Sohan Lal Commodity Management (grain warehousing), Mobile2Win (mobile VAS), and Mistral Solutions (defense technologies). Heearlier served in Finance roles with Datamatics (leading Treasury/M&A), Patni Computers (initiating the IPO process), and HCL Technologies (founding the BPO business). He 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). Jinesh is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council for Food Systems Innovation and a member of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Agriculture & Food Processing Committee.
- Total investments:
- 23
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 65%
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Industries Jinesh Shah invests in
Stages Jinesh Shah invests in
Countries Jinesh Shah invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 4 (17%)
- Agriculture 4 (17%)
- Food and Beverage 4 (17%)
- FinTech 3 (13%)
- Marketplace 3 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 11 (48%)
- Series A 8 (35%)
- Series B 3 (13%)
Investments
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Arboreal Stevia is a company that focuses on the production of Stevia extracts. These extracts are used as natural sugar substitutes, offering a zero-calorie alternative for food and beverage brands. The company operates as a vertically integrated manufacturer, enabling brands to launch zero-calorie products within a short span of 30 days. ArborealStevia's products are derived from the Stevia Rebaudiana plant leaves and are known to be 200-300 times sweeter than traditional sugar. The company's primary goal is to co-create winning lower calorie food and beverage products with their customers, driven by their needs. | $24M / Series A / Jul 29, 2026 | |
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Tractor Junction is an online digital platform to buy, sell, finance, insurance, service, new/used tractor and farm implements. So here at one platform, we have the entire farm-related products in one place for your comfort. Along with this, get each agricultural product at a fair price.Traction Junction was established in 2016 by RajatGupta in Alwar, Rajasthan. | $17M / Series A / Nov 18, 2025 | |
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Develop Innovative and Disruptive Next-Generation Agri Biological technology platforms, which will prove to be game changer for farmer, help them combat climate change, fight different stress conditions, increase yield and thereby increase their revenues. Their endeavor is to be leader in the agricultural industry, reforming and revolutionizing theindustry by developing, promoting and providing Innovative and Sustainable farming solutions. | $6M / Series A / Oct 08, 2024 | |
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Cornext Agri Products An award-winning AgriTech startup focused on creating a fodder ecosystem to assist Indian dairy farmers in obtaining a consistent supply of green fodder nutrition. | $2.2M / Seed / May 07, 2024 | |
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Ayekart Fintech is an integrated supply chain and finance startup that offers a digital marketplace for manufacturers, processors, and distributors. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | $6.4M / Series A / Feb 15, 2024 | |
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Finhaat is a distribution platform for financial services catering to the emerging middle class and individuals with lower incomes. The company's B2B platform for distributing and servicing insurance is targeting non-banking financial companies, cooperatives, non-governmental organizations, and other institutions focused on serving theunderserved. | $3M / Seed / Dec 20, 2023 | |
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Farmley operates a healthy snacking brand that offers clean, tasty, and nutritious sweets, nuts, and berries to encourage the habit of healthy eating. Its product catalog includes almonds, cashews, raisins, pistachios, walnuts, figs, dates, and more. | $6.7M / Series B / Dec 17, 2023 | |
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DGV is a dairy industry-focussed neo-banking startup. DGV is currently working with some of India’s leading co-operatives dairy unions and their respective milk co-operative societies and farmers, by providing them access to payments, liabilities, and asset products through its partnership with Federal Bank. | $6M / Series A / Dec 05, 2023 | |
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Develop Innovative and Disruptive Next-Generation Agri Biological technology platforms, which will prove to be game changer for farmer, help them combat climate change, fight different stress conditions, increase yield and thereby increase their revenues. Their endeavor is to be leader in the agricultural industry, reforming and revolutionizing theindustry by developing, promoting and providing Innovative and Sustainable farming solutions. | $1.1M / Seed / Oct 10, 2022 | |
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Suite42 provides manufacturing products across food staples, food processing, and FMCG industries. | $4.3M / Seed / Sep 06, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About Omnivore
Omnivore is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs engaged in the agriculture and food sector. Their services include farmer platforms, precision agriculture, agri-biotech, and more. Omnivore was founded in 2010 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Omnivore Contacts
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Mark Kahn
Managing Partner
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Jinesh Shah
Managing Partner
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Subinder Khurana
Venture Partner
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What does Jinesh Shah invest in?
Jinesh Shah invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Jinesh Shah last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jinesh Shah closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 23 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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