{"id":9762,"date":"2020-02-06T00:23:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=9762"},"modified":"2020-02-06T00:23:39","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T18:53:39","slug":"yc-backed-kisan-network-gets-seed-funding-from-mistletoe-thiel-foundation-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=9762","title":{"rendered":"YC-Backed Kisan Network Gets Seed Funding From Mistletoe, Thiel Foundation And Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page1\">\n<h2 id=\"title1\" class=\"title\">Y Combinator-backed Kisan Network Gets Seed Funding From Mistletoe, Thiel Foundation And Others<\/h2>\n<div id=\"content1\" class=\"maincontent\">\n<div id=\"readability-page-1\" class=\"page\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"inc42-full-post-191165\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-isfeatured=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/inc42.com\/buzz\/y-combinator-backed-kisan-network-gets-seed-funding-from-mistletoe-thiel-foundation-and-others\/\" data-title=\"YC-Backed Kisan Network Gets Seed Funding From Mistletoe, Thiel Foundation And Others\">\n<ol>\n<li>YC-Backed Kisan Network Gets Seed Funding From Mistletoe, Thiel Foundation And Others<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>\n<div id=\"primary-191165\" data-post-id=\"191165\">\n<article id=\"post-191165\">\n<div>\n<p>Kisan Network is an integrated supply chain for farmers to eliminate middlemen<\/p>\n<p>The investment has been led by Atsushi Taira at Mistletoe<\/p>\n<p>Venture Highway, FundersClub, Lynett Capital, Gokul Rajaram and other angels also participated in the round<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.inc42.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kisan-feature.jpg?resize=680%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.inc42.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kisan-feature.jpg?w=1360&amp;ssl=1 1360w, 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https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.inc42.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kisan-feature.jpg?resize=690%2C518&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.inc42.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kisan-feature.jpg?resize=490%2C367&amp;ssl=1 490w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.inc42.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kisan-feature.jpg?resize=120%2C90&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.inc42.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kisan-feature.jpg?resize=680%2C510&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.inc42.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/kisan-feature.jpg?resize=1152%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gurugram-based agritech startup Kisan Network on Thursday (January 30) announced that it has raised $3 Mn in a seed funding round. The investment has been led by Atsushi Taira at Mistletoe, with participation from Y Combinator, the Thiel Foundation, Venture Highway, FundersClub, Lynett Capital, Gokul Rajaram and other angels.<\/p>\n<p>Talking to\u00a0<strong><em>Inc42<\/em><\/strong>, Aditya Agarwalla, cofounder and CEO, Kisan Network said that the funds will be used towards expansion into new regions and to add support for more crops across the country. He said that a portion of the funds will also be used towards introducing new farmer-centric products and services.<\/p>\n<div id=\"login-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-stage-inc42-ext.rt.gw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/content-lockedd.png\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><span id=\"main-head-text\">Unlock Unlimited Access to Inc42<\/span><span id=\"inc42-lock-buttons\">FREE REGISTRATIONOR<a>LOGIN NOW<\/a><\/span>Access more of Inc42 by creating a free account or logging in!If you already have an account, please sign in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\n<h3>Author<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Hailing from a business-oriented family, Bhumika has always been crunching numbers in her head. Words are her escape and she looks to find hidden startup stories. Reach her on Bhumika@inc42.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Y Combinator-backed Kisan Network Gets Seed Funding From Mistletoe, Thiel Foundation And Others YC-Backed Kisan Network Gets Seed Funding From Mistletoe, Thiel Foundation And Others Kisan Network is an integrated supply chain for farmers to eliminate middlemen The investment has been led by Atsushi Taira at Mistletoe Venture Highway, FundersClub, Lynett Capital, Gokul Rajaram and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,43],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9763,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9762\/revisions\/9763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}