Gramophone

Company Name: GramophoneCompany Description: Who we are Gramophone is a data-driven full-stack technology platform that makes farming intelligent and empowers farmers to double their income. We work directly with farmers and we aim to improve their way of farming with the help of the right agri-knowledge and technology. We work with farmers right from the pre-sowing stage to selling their crops, we help them produce more crops in scientific ways. At Gramophone, we strive to create a difference in farming by bringing timely information, technology, and the right kinds of inputs to achieve better yields for farmers. We endeavor to bring the best products and knowledge to the farmers. Gramophone is a one-stop solution for all kinds of inputs for the farmers. Farmers can buy genuine crop protection, crop nutrition, seeds, implements, and agri hardware at their doorstep. With Gram Vyapar feature Gramophone facilitates farmers to sell crops to vyaparies directly all across the country. We believe that technology can remove information asymmetry in the agriculture system. Our focus is to improve crop productivity and help farmers sustainably increase their income from agriculture. Vision Our vision is to reinvent the agriculture sector to make the farmer’s life better. Mission Empower farmers to maximize their income and reduce risks by providing them technology-driven access to the best of agriculture intelligence, products, services, and buyers’ connect tools in a convenient manner. 2016 Gramophone is incorporated with a goal to improve farmers’ lives and raises funds from angel investors Launched input business for farmers, ending the year with 5K farmers on the platform 2017 Launched a multilingual app to cater to the diverse farming community Continued traction in our core market; scaling up to 100K farmers by the end of the year 2018 Raised seed funding from InfoEdge Launched Agronomy services for dispensing data-backed expert advice to farmers Ended the year with 300K farmers onboarded on the platform 2019 Launched Farm Management Services Bolstered our logistics capabilities, by establishing 7+ Gram Uday Centers (retail cum fulfillment centers) in the year 2020 Grew business (top-line) 4x YoY, despite the impact of COVID-19 on the economy Raised $3.4mn in Series-A funding led by Siana Capital, a deep tech fund 2021 Continued strong momentum into 2021, with 800K+ farmers onboarded, and having conducted over 1 million calls with farmers