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Deshpande Foundation

1165 employees

Gururaj (Desh) and Jaishree Deshpande have encouraged the use of entrepreneurship and innovation as catalysts for sustainable change in the

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Artificial Intelligence2
Machine Learning2
Software1
Plant Sensors1
Agriculture1
AgTech1
Saving water usage1
Water Use Efficiency1
Smart Agriculture1
Farming1
Big-Data1
Water Challenges1
Increasing food reserves1
IOT in Agriculture1
Irrigation1

Funding rounds participated in

$14M sweet spot round size

Most of their 2 investments are in rounds between $50K and $27M

Investor type

Incubator

Basic info

Industry

non-profit organization management

Sectors

Startups
Non Profit
Innovation
Leadership skills
Skill Development
Ecosystem
Micro entrepreneurship
Sustainability
Development
Social Entrepreneurship
Agriculture
Incubators
Youth Education

Date founded

1996

Investments made

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SupPlant raised $27M on March 14, 2022

Investors: Menomadin Foundation, Red Dot Capital Partners, Smart Agro Fund and Deshpande Foundation

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Algorine raised $50K on September 1, 2014

Investors: Deshpande Foundation

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