THINKAG HARVESTING TOMORROW SUMMIT
11 – 12 October, 2023 | Goa, India
We Accelerate Innovations &
Investments In Indian Food & Agriculture
About ThinkAg
ThinkAg is a not-for-profit, collaboratory Ag-Food-Tech platform, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, incubators, producer collectives, policymakers and other members of the ecosystem to accelerate innovation and improve outcomes in Indian Food & Agriculture.
Mission
To enable and facilitate the rapid scale-up of AgFoodTech solutions by building multi-stakeholder networks, nurturing partnerships and creating knowledge assets, that will accelerate innovation, investment and adoption of technology solutions in India’s agri-food ecosystem.
Knowledge Series
Platform for thematic dialogue on the opportunities and challenges facing the agri-food ecosystem as well as practitioner-informed insights and knowledge sharing.
Curated Partnerships
Facilitated engagement between AgFoodTech startups and corporates, financial institutions & public sector entities through pilots, knowledge-exchanges and commercial partnerships.
Research Reports
Quantitative & qualitative analysis of the sector featuring innovation & investment trends afoot, expert insights and on-ground voices, perspectives on the sector’s evolution, an outlook for its future.
Ecosystem Connect
Event series assembling diverse members of the ecosystem and featuring topical discussions, stakeholder-specific roundtables and curated networking opportunities.
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The Platform
ThinkAg aims to enable rapid scale up of AgFoodFin innovations by building a multi-stakeholder network, nurturing partnerships and creating knowledge, that will accelerate investments and adoption of technology in the sector. The platform is connected with over 2500 active AgFoodFin Tech startups and scale-ups in India ecosystem and overseas, and also supports cross-border expansion of innovations.
AgLab
A curated dialogue among Tech Innovators, mentors, Corporates & other ecosystem stakeholders, to enable scale up of innovations& partnerships.
AgPartnership
Curated engagement between Individual Corporates & Food & Ag Tech Innovators through development of joint projects / pilots.
AgConnect
Practitioner-based knowledge sharing platform that fosters open innovation on nuanced problem areas within the Ag & Food supply chain.
Publications
ThinkAg AgFoodTech in India: Innovation and Investment Report 2023
ThinkAg Ag-Tech in India: Investment Landscape Report 2022
ThinkAg Food Innovation Technology: Investment Landscape Report 2022
ThinkAg Knowledge Series
Tune into thematic dialogues about the trends, challenges and innovations afoot in India’s AgFoodTech ecosystem
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BECOME A MEMBER OF THINKAG
Currently, ThinkAg’s membership subscription is available for Ag & Food Corporates, Foundations and AgTech scale-ups only.
ThinkAg (IKP Centre for Advancement in Agricultural Practice) is a Section 8 not-for-profit company and is eligible to receive funds under CSR grant and its activities can be classified under “Social Business Projects”
For membership enquiries, please mail info@thinkag.co.in or abhijit@thinkag.co.in
Founding Team
Ram Kaundinya
Ram Kaundinya has 36 years of operating experience in the Agri Input industry, the last assignment being as the Global CEO of Advanta. He is a thought leader in the seed and Biotech industry. An Advisor and Consultant for last 6 years, he works closely with Agri Entrepreneurship Development programs and funds. He is an author and teaches Strategy to MBA students. He is also the Director General, Federation of Seed Industry of India. He is a Management graduate from IIM Ahmedabad.
Raman Ahuja
Raman Ahuja is an independent consultant in food & agriculture working to influence the ecosystem for improved outcomes for businesses and producers Clients include technology startups, owners of Small & Medium Enterprises, The World Bank Group, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN, etc. Prior to that Raman’s work experience spans agribusiness value chains, consumer products, and ingredients industries, operating in Indian and International markets.
Hemendra Mathur
Hemendra Mathur has over 25 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, management consulting and investment banking. In his career, he has invested in several early stage agritech and mid-sized companies in the agricultural supply chain. He is an investor, board member and adviser in many food and agritech start-ups. He is currently working as Venture Partner with Bharat Innovation Fund. He is the Chairman of FICCI Task Force on Agri Start-ups.
Ritu Verma
Ritu Verma is the Co-founder of Ankur Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. With a total work experience of more than 21 years, she has been investing in Agtech over the past 9 years and sits across the Boards of many AgTech startups. She is a PhD in Physics from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from INSEAD.