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a-IDEA (Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture)

a-IDEA (Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture)

Hyderabad, Telangananaarm.org.in

Overview

a-IDEA (Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture) is a technology business incubator and accelerator hosted by India's National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (ICAR-NAARM) that provides incubation, mentorship, and seed funding to early-stage startups in the agriculture and food sectors.

Year Founded

2014

Portfolio Companies

10

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Pehle JaisaMar 2026Series ACo-investor
Verdant ImpactMar 2026SeedCo-investor
Ascription TechnologiesMar 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
AnitraApr 2023AcceleratorCo-investor
KhetiGaadiMay 2022AcceleratorLead
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Key People

Dhumantarao Thammi Raju

Principal Scientist

Dr.Mahendrakar Sreenivasarao

Head And Principal Scientist

Girish Sharma

Principal Scientist

GRK Murthy

Principal Scientist

K H Rao

Coordinator Corporate Relations Placement Cell, Prof Principal Scientist

K.Hanumantha Rao

Professor Principal Scientist

Kondapi Srinivas

Principal Scientist

konkimalla hanumantharao

Principal Research Scientist

krishna reddy

Principal Scientist

M Balakrishnan

Principal Scientist

Mahantesh Shirur

Principal Scientist (Extension Policy And Management)

Nagaraj Guttarla

Principal Scientist

Navneet Kumar

Principal Scientist

PC Meena

Principal Scientist

Ramasubramanian Vaidhyanathan

Principal Scientist And Head

sandhya shenoy

Principal Scientist ( Ag Extension)

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HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana
Year Founded2014

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