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Impact - Omnivore
Omnivore Fund 3 funds visionary founders advancing agrifood innovation, climate action, and rural transformation. Omnivore defines itself as a “financial first” impact investor, seeking to deliver market-rate venture capital returns, while impacting the lives of Indian smallholder farmers and rural communities.
Inside Mark Kahn's vision to accelerate agri entrepreneurship at Omnivore
Jun 11, 2021 · In 2010, Kahn teamed up with Jinesh Shah, who came from Nexus Venture Partners and really understood the lay of the land in the startup ecosystem, and started Omnivore.
Omnivore on why Indian agritech companies are ‘built to last’
Feb 3, 2025 · The book had just transformed America’s public consciousness around food and encouraged Omnivore’s founders Mark Kahn and Jinesh Shah to do the same for Indian agriculture by investing in technologies for smallholder farmers.
Omnivore
Life science technologies to promote sustainable agriculture and food systems, including ag biotech, bioenergy/biomaterials, and innovative foods/ingredients. Omnivore funds entrepreneurs building the future ofagriculture and food systems.
Omnivore - Crunchbase Investor Profile & Investments
Omnivore is a venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs engaged in the agriculture and food sector. Their services include farmer platforms, precision agriculture, agri-biotech, and more. Omnivore was founded in 2010 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Omnivore raises $150M as first close of third fund; exceeds target
Jun 28, 2023 · Founded in 2011 by Mark Kahn and Jinesh Shah, Omnivore has backed over 40 startups with some leading names in its portfolio— DeHaat, Reshamandi, and Pixxel. It had raised $82 million...
Investors becoming more receptive to agri-tech startups: Omnivore founders
Jun 6, 2018 · Founded in 2010 by Mark Kahn and Jinesh Shah, Omnivore invests in startups operating in agri-tech, food products and rural livelihoods. It has offices in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. In a conversation with TechCircle, Shah and Kahn shared their views about the firm’s investment thesis, the agriculture sector in India and much more.
How VC Fund Omnivore Redefined Agritech Startup Financing
Aug 10, 2020 · Omnivore (earlier Omnivore Partners) launched in 2010 as one of India’s first sector-specific VC funds. Mark also roped in Jinesh Shah as his co-founder. Prior to this, Shah was the VP and CFO at Nexus Venture Partners.
Mark Kahn - SeedToScale
In 2010, Mark co-founded Omnivore with Jinesh Shah, an impact venture fund that invests in Indian startups developing breakthrough technologies for food, agriculture, and the rural economy. Omnivore raised ₹9.35 billion (approximately $130 million) across two funds, ₹2.6 billion in Omnivore Partners India Capital I and ₹7.29 billion in ...
Farmer engagement is the hardest obstacle in agritech, says
Apr 16, 2020 · In this episode of 100X Entrepreneur podcast, Mark Kahn, the founder and managing partner of Omnivore, the agritech-focussed VC fund, shares his insights on investing in agritech startups.