DeHaat
{{Short description|Indian e-commerce company}}
{{Orphan|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = DeHaat
| logo = DeHaat.png
| logo_size = 250px
| type = Private
| industry = E-commerce, Agriculture
| founded = {{start date and age|df=y|2012}}
| founder = Shashank Kumar
Shyam Sundar
Amrendra Singh
Adarsh Srivastava
Abhishek Dokania
| location = Patna, Bihar, India (Head office)
Gurugram (Corporate office)
| key_people = Shashank Kumar (CEO) {{cite web |title=[Funding Galore] From CoinDCX To Recur Club — Over $532 Mn Raised By Indian Startups This Week |url=https://inc42.com/buzz/over-532-mn-raised-by-indian-startups-this-week/ |website=Inc42 Media |language=en |date=23 April 2022}}
| website = {{URL|http://agrevolution.in/}}
}}
DeHaat is an Agritech company headquartered in Patna, that offers end-to-end agricultural services to the Indian farmers.{{cite web |title=Agritech platform DeHaat acquires foodtech company Y-Cook |url=https://www.vccircle.com/agritech-platform-dehaat-acquires-food-tech-company-y-cook |website=VCCircle |date=26 April 2022}}
History
DeHaat was founded in 2012 by Shashank Kumar, an IIT Delhi alumnus, Shyam Sundar, IIT Kharagpur and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, NIT Jamshedpur alumnus Amrendra Singh, IIT Dhanbad alumni Adarsh Srivastava and Abhishek Dokania. DeHaat provides agricultural services to farmers, including distribution of seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, farm machinery, cattle feed and all agriculture allied products, farm advisory, financial services, and market linkages to sell farm produce.{{cite web |last1=Oct 28 |title=dehaat: Agritech platform DeHaat raises $115mn from investors {{!}} Bengaluru News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/agritech-platform-dehaat-raises-115mn-from-investors/articleshow/87321242.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Agritech firm DeHaat acquires farm input startup Helicrofter |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/agritech-firm-dehaat-acquires-farm-input-startup-helicrofter-to-expand-presence-in-western-india/articleshow/88944875.cms |website=The Economic Times}}{{cite web |title=Bihar IIT Grad Left Cushy Job to Build One-Stop Shop That Helps 65,000+ Farmers! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/178742/bihar-farmer-iit-delhi-innovation-dehaat-startup-india/ |website=The Better India |language=en |date=10 April 2019}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-27 |title=How Indian Startups Are Helping Farmers With Technology |url=https://asianatimes.com/how-indian-startups-helping-farmers-technology/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |language=en-US}}
Acquisitions
In January 2021, DeHaat acquired FarmGuide, a business-to-business (B2B), Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.{{cite web |last1=Mathur |first1=Nandita |title=Agritech firm DeHaat acquires FarmGuide |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/agritech-startup-dehaat-acquires-farm-guide-11614076511320.html |website=mint |language=en |date=23 February 2021}}
In January 2022, DeHaat acquired agri-input marketplace startup Helicrofter to expand its presence in Maharashtra and other parts of western India.
To strengthen its foothold in the global food supply chain, DeHaat acquired the food tech company, Y-Cook India Pvt. Ltd. in April 2022.{{cite web |last1=Bureau |first1=BL Hyderabad |title=DeHaat picks majority stake in Y-Cook India in all-cash deal |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/dehaat-picks-majority-stake-in-y-cook-india/article65356744.ece |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en |date=26 April 2022}}
Business structure
DeHaat has established linkages with around 7 lakh smallholder farmers in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh through its 4,000 Dehaat centers, which are run via the franchise model.
Farmers linked to DeHaat get access to agricultural input products such as seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, along with an artificial intelligence (AI)-based customized crop advisory on pest and disease management, delivered via a mobile app and call centers.{{cite web |title=Agri-tech start-up DeHaat looks to expand pan-India footprint with a focus on smallholder farmers |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/agri-tech-start-up-dehaat-looks-to-expand-pan-india-footprint-with-focus-on-smallholder-farmers/2409017/ |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://partners.agrevolution.in/ Official website]
Category:Companies based in Patna
Category:2012 establishments in Bihar
- [https://dehaat.in/ DeHaat Farmer's Marketplace]