AGRI - ACCELERATOR
Building India's largest Agri collective
We will help you with Market Access, PR, Brand building, and access to our group companies and partner investors
Application closes on
31st August 2021
Accelerator Themes
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Agri Inputs
Agri - Financing
Agri - Equipment
Market linkages & Ecommerce
Veterinary Health
Logistics & Cold Storage
Emerging Technologies
Agri tech Advisory
Accelerator Benefits
Market Access
Access to 500+ retail distribution points
Access to 125+ corporates through our program partners
Access to an extended sales team of 200+ through our anchor partners
Access to farmers
Reach more than 2.5 million farmers through AGROWON MART retail stores
Access to Investors
Access to our vast network of Investors & corporate partners
Agriculture land
Access to farmland for real-time testing & product development
Connect
Connect and learn from our wide range of mentors and domain experts
Brand exposure
Get brand exposure from our media group of companies
Who we are?
Lighthouse accelerator is powered by DCF Ventures
DCF Ventures is a global Innovation-as-a-service provider and leverages an international network of over 25000 start-ups to assist corporates to drive innovation resulting in increased revenue, reduced costs, enhanced customer experience, and/or gaining a competitive edge. DCF Ventures collaborates with corporates & governments on large-scale impact projects, innovation strategy, leveraging & tapping into the strengths of the start-up ecosystem, and cross-border collaborations with leading startups.
DCF Ventures is part of AP Globale group
AP Globale is a privately owned impact-driven group, spanning over eighty years with principal operations in SIMACES (Skilling & Education, Impact Funding, Media, Advisory & Consulting, Community Transformation, Events, and Special Projects/ SPVs). To Know more about group companies please visit AP Global
Meet The Team
Nikhil Srinivas
Innovation Lead, DCF Ventures
Rammohan Reddy
Program Manager, LightHouse Accelerator
Nilesh Shejwal
Director & CEO Agrowon
Agrotech Industries
Lakshmi Potluri
Chief Executive Officer, DCF Ventures
Agrowon is the first agriculture daily worldwide. Launched with an objective of making farmers globally competitive, Agrowon equips farmers with factual information as well as latest technology in the field of agriculture. The popularity of Agrowon is evident from the fact that the newspaper achieved a readership of 1 million within the first 12 months of being launched itself.
Corporate Sponsors
Artis is a Pune-based company engaged in the business of crop nutrition, especially micronutrients and plant bio-stimulant. The company is a specialist in the domain of fertilizers especially water-soluble and crop nutrition adhering to high-quality standards.
Rahul Saria
Co-Founder, NimbleGrowth Organics
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Corporate Partners
Adinath Chavan
Editor Director, Agrowon
Dr. Rajaram Deshmukh
Ex.Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidhyapeeth Rahuri
Vijayrao Patil
Associate Vice President,Smartchem technologies,
Dr. Dinesh Bhosale
Regional Sales Director - AB Vista South Asia
Mentors, Domain Experts
Mayuresh Gaikwad
Value Chain Manager, Syngenta
Ninad Panse
Principal and CEO, Design Derivatives
Vamsi Udayagiri
Founder & CEO, Hesa
Amit Kumar
Partner, ah! Ventures
Ramesh Jadhav
Content Chief,
Agrowon Digital
Navin Kalra
Organic Food, FMCG, Exports
Santosh Panda
Board Member, Explara
Sanjay Dwivedi
CXO Corporate Seismologist
Rahul Saria
Co-Founder, NimbleGrowth Organics
Emmanuel Murray
Senior Advisor, Caspian Impact Investment Adviser
Jonathan Philroy
Manager, Agri-Business Incubator of ICRISAT
Rahul Soni
Marketing Lead, Grow Indigo
Bhoopendra Kumar
Co-founder, CEO KrishiHub(Exited)
Nitin Sonawane
Agriculture and Agro Commercial Advisory
Sriram Chidambaram
Spice Route Finance, Founder & CEO
Vivek Kumar
CEO, VentureGarage
Accelerator Partners
FAQ's
The Answers you need
What kind of companies does Lighthouse Agri tech accelerator work with?
We work with Agri & Dairy inputs, Agri-financing, Agri-equipment, Market linkages & E-com, Animal Health, Logistics & cold storage Emerging technology Agritech Advisory. If you fall into any other category related to Agri or dairy, please do apply.
What stage companies should apply for the program?
Early to growth stage.
Do I have to be located in the Maharashtra region to be considered?
No, But you must be willing to come if there is an opportunity that will help you grow.
Do you take equity?
No, we do not; however, we take a royalty on sales.
What percentage of royalty do you take?
It will be on a case-by-case basis and may range from 1 to 3 percent for 2 to 3 years.