Temasek fund backs India startup bringing AI technology to farms

India's agritech space is abloom, with dozens of startups sprouting up in the last few years to disrupt dated farming practices

CropIn, an artificial intelligence and data-based agritech startup, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Temasek Holdings Pte-backed ABC World Asia, as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates the adoption of digital technologies in farming.

The Bangalore-headquartered agricultural AI startup provides software-as-a-service, or SAAS, products to farms and development organizations globally to improve predictability, efficiency and sustainability of crops. Additional new investors in the Series C funding include Infosys Ltd. billionaire co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan’s family office and a fund of the U.K. government, CDC Group. CropIn has raised $33.1 million so far.

The company was set up in 2010 by Krishna