Why This Cohort Matters
“India’s agriculture is ready for AI.”
Founders are solving:
140M+
Farmers in India
Food Security
Agriculture contributes significantly to employment and food security
AI Adoption
AI adoption in agriculture is accelerating
Learn directly from the leaders shaping India’s agritech ecosystem.
AFI Agri Council
Hemendra Mathur
Co-founder, ThinkAg & Venture Partner Bharat Innovation Fund
Emmanuel Murray
Investment Director, Caspian
Prashant Mandke
CEO, SAKHI UNIQUE RURAL ENTERPRISE PRIVATE LIMITED (SURE)
Rajiv Sharma
Founder & CEO, AgVysor Innovations LLP
Sachin Nandwana
Director & Co-founder - Building BigHaat
Bhanu Prasad M N
Founder and CEO, Coach, Impact Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Vijay Nadiminti
CEO & Director - AgHub
Apoorv Sharma
Co- Founder, Excluto
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Strategic Mentorship:
Custom mentor mapping based on startup stage
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AI Product Clinics:
Model optimization, deployment, data strategy
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Go-To-Market Support:
Farmer channels, agri enterprises, FPOs
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Pilot Opportunities:
Corporate and ecosystem pilots
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Investor Readiness:
Pitch decks, unit economics, fundraising
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Demo Day:
Present to top investors and strategic buyers
Who Should Apply?
Subhajit Sinha
Co-founder, 4Climate
Akshay Khawale
Co-founder, Agrowsure
Tridibesh
Co-founder, InQube
Yogesh Sahu
Founder, GeeCom India
Develeena Bhattacharjee
Founder, ClimaCrew
Tehn Chai Yang
Founder & CEO, Yin N Yang Farms
Why AFI?
AFI offers:
Sector-specialized mentors
Global diaspora network
Silicon Valley exposure
Impact + commercial scale focus
Strategic corporate partnerships
LIMITED SEATS
Only 15–20
startups selected
Selection Criteria
- Working MVP
- Initial traction
- Strong founding team
- Scalable AI use case
- Farmer/market validation
If you are building the future of agriculture with AI, this is where scale begins.
Applications for AFI Agri + AI Cohort 2026 are now open.
APPLY NOW20 May 2026 – 15 June 2026
Applications Open
15 June 2026 – 20 June 2026
1st Level Interviews
20 June 2026 – 25 June 2026
Jury Rounds
28 June 2026
Cohort Announcement
1 July 2026
Startup Onboarding
1 July 2026
Cohort Launch
1 July 2026 – 1 November 2026
Cohort Duration
15 October 2026
Demo Day
1 November 2026
Valedictory Ceremony