UrbanKisaan

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Soil-less vertical farms and AI-driven plant biology platforms

About

UrbanKisaan builds automated hydroponic vertical farms and proprietary plant biology foundation models. Its technology enables pesticide-free produce cultivation with 95% less water usage while leveraging controlled-environment chambers to dramatically accelerate crop breeding cycles.

Founded

2017

Total Funding

~$7.0M

Accelerator Batch

Y Combinator (W20 - Winter 2020 Batch)

Key Investors

BASF Venture Capital, Y Combinator, CRV, Felicis Ventures, Next47, Pareto Holdings

Core Proprietary Tech

GeneRush & GrowRush (Controlled Growth Chambers), AI Foundation Models (Aadi, Jeeva, Akash)

Legal Entity

URBANKISAAN FARMS PRIVATE LIMITED (CIN: U74999TG2020FTC138296)

Resource Efficiency

95% less water consumption, zero synthetic pesticides, 30x yield per sq ft vs. conventional farming

Team

Vihari Kanukollu(Co-founder & CEO)

Srinivas Chaganti(Co-founder & CTO)

Dr. Sairam Reddy Palicherla(Co-founder & CSO)

Office

Directions

Plot No. 88, Ground Floor, Apparel Export Park, Gundlapochampally Village, Medchal Mandal, Medchal-Malkajgiri District, Hyderabad, Telangana 501401

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