YourNest Venture Capital

From all of us at YourNest Venture Capital to all of you, have a very Happy Holi!

Continuing our investments in the Velocity Fast-track Funding Program, we're delighted to welcome Swapnil (Neil) Jadhav, Rajesh Shirole and Sachin Sonigara along with their team at Map My Crop to our family of founders. With the world's first 360-degree imagery agro suite uses AI and satellite imagery to help farmers and wholesalers track crops, predict yields, and optimise supply chains—without the need for expensive hardware. MapMyCrop’s proprietary AI and ML models process this satellite data to help farmers monitor crop health and growth across multiple fields. It gives them the agency to decide exactly where and when to apply fertilisers and pesticides, among other farming tools. Coupled with GPU-accelerated data processing, these insights are generated in near real-time. The tech stack also integrates GIS (geographic information systems) and weather data for higher accuracy. Its cloud-based infrastructure ensures scalability, while compatibility with various image formats and cameras enables seamless data ingestion. As Girish Shivani had summed up: "Investing in MapMyCrop offers us a compelling opportunity to capitalise on the future of sustainable agriculture. Their scalable, user-friendly satellite-based solution provides farms with precise insights for optimised yields, overcoming traditional AgriTech limitations. This approach addresses food security and climate change, driving market growth and improving farmer livelihoods. Their global presence and the customers across multiple geographies gives them the launchpad to scale exponentially." SanchiConnect #investments #venturecapital #funding #ai #agritech #ml

The YourNest team has grown bigger with two new additions to our family: Sanchit Taneja and Vinamra Misra? ? They come with diverse skillsets and are here to help our?#challengineer?#founders?and?#investors?in our mission to help Indian #startups?scale into global markets. Sanchit Taneja, Vice President – Fundraise & Investor Relations, is a seasoned finance professional with nearly a decade of experience in investment banking and alternative capital raising. An MBA in Banking and Finance from Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad and a?B.Tech?graduate, he has worked with HSBC Global Banking and Markets in Southeast Asia’s consumer and retail sectors and later as Vice President at Mercury Capital Advisors, supporting global fundraises and secondary advisory. Vinamra Misra, Associate – Research & Strategy, is a Computer Science Engineering graduate with a minor in General Business Management from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD. With over four years’ experience in market-making quant strategy and equity derivatives trading at Macquarie Group, he has led transformative projects, including the migration of tech infrastructure to AWS Cloud. It's been a delight to welcome them on board, and even more rewarding to meet so many young folks eager to join the?#venturecapital?industry.

ThinkMetal joins our family of founders after our investment as part of the Velocity fast-track funding program held along with SanchiConnect. Based in Chennai, Er. Sabyasachi Ghosh and Arushi Sharma are revolutionising the production of metal parts 10 times faster and at half the cost. Welcome to the team, folks! Read more about them here: https://lnkd.in/gnHTibhT

At YourNest, we remain inspired by our founders, and by the idea of India... Happy Republic Day from all of us!

Thank you Dasarathi GV for your kind words. We're touched, and delighted to have you and the Leanworx Technologies Pvt. Ltd. team as part of our family.

We're thrilled to be associated with YourNest Venture Capital and SanchiConnect. Leanworx is now enabling some.of India's foremost manufacturing companies to improve their capacity utilization and profitability. The funding will enable us to grow rapidly in India and worldwide. This milestone has been achieved because of the cooperation and guidance of some highly experienced and knowledgeable people like Sunil Goyal and Venkat Raju of YourNest, financial advisor Vinti Gajree and legal advisors Saket Rachakonda and team of GameChanger Law Advisors.

As India steps up to improve its manufacturing processes, innovation is being led by startups of the calibre of Leanworx Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Its AI-powered machine monitoring system delivers real-time, actionable data from shop-floor machines to decision-makers that results in faster and more accurate decision-making.?And we're delighted to welcome Dasarathi GV, Bhagavan S K and Srihari D along with their team into our family of founders. The Leanworx investment is part of our Velocity Fast-track Funding Program run along with SanchiConnect as an accelerator initiative designed to support high-potential DeepTech startups by providing strategic funding, mentorship and market access.

India loses the man who unshackled the economy, and catalysed growth that turned the country into an economic powerhouse. Had he not succeeded in his liberalisation mission of 1991, our startup ecosystem would not have been galvanised into the powerhouse it is today. Rest in peace, Dr Singh...

Our Velocity Fast-track Funding Program continues to build momentum: here's welcoming Superfone to our family! With investments from Ankur Capital, FinSight Ventures and SanchiConnect who partnered us in the Velocity initiative, Pradeep Dodle and Nikhil Goenka get a bigger opportunity to scale up their telecom platform which caters to small businesses and integrates communication, customer relationship management (CRM) and marketing tools, beyond India.