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DeHaat

eCommerce & Marketplaces · Gurugram, India · Founded 2012

DeHaat is India's leading full-stack agritech platform that empowers smallholder and marginal farmers with end-to-end agricultural solutions through a phygital (physical + digital) network model. Founded in 2012 by five IIT/IIM alumni, the company's mission is to revolutionize Indian agriculture by transforming farmers from price-takers into stakeholders of their own supply chains. DeHaat provides farmers with three core services delivered through 18,000+ rural franchise centers and a multilingual mobile app: high-quality agricultural inputs (seeds, fertilizers, crop protection products), AI-enabled personalized crop advisory across 30+ crops with real-time weather and soil data integration, and direct market linkage enabling farmers to sell produce at fair prices to institutional buyers—eliminating exploitative middlemen. DeHaat operates in India's ₹35-trillion agricultural economy, serving 13 million farmers across 11 states (covering 120 districts and 126,000 villages) and over 2,000 institutional agricultural stakeholders. The company employs a franchise-based, micro-entrepreneur model where local village entrepreneurs (micro-entrepreneurs) manage physical DeHaat Centers, generating predictable monthly income while farmers gain one-stop access to services. On the supply side, DeHaat sells agricultural inputs produced by global and Indian manufacturers; on the demand side, the company aggregates farm produce and sells directly to institutional buyers including Reliance Fresh, Zomato, Udaan, food processors, exporters, and multinational food companies. The dual-sided marketplace generates commission revenue from output linkage (₹2.4 trillion in FY25, representing 79% of total revenue) and sales revenue from input distribution (₹607 Cr in FY25). The company operates on a subscription-adjacent model for premium advisory services (soil testing, customized farm planning, pest management) and crop insurance, enabling recurring revenue diversification beyond transaction commissions. DeHaat differentiates itself through proprietary AI technology embedded in its advisory engine, delivering crop recommendations in 15+ regional languages with climate-resilience features protecting farmers against volatile weather. The company processes 15,000+ daily orders, exports agri-commodities to 15+ countries, and maintains 2,000+ agri-business partnerships spanning input manufacturers, banks, insurance firms, and food companies. Through seven strategic acquisitions (including FarmGuide for satellite-based insights and Freshtrop Fruits for export-focused supply chain), DeHaat has expanded beyond advisory into comprehensive agricultural value creation. The franchise model with digitized operations via proprietary business apps reduces operational risk and ensures scalability; each franchisee receives continuous training, new revenue opportunities (e.g., insurance distribution), and access to DeHaat's verified input supplier network. In FY25, DeHaat achieved a historic milestone: EBITDA breakeven in Q1 FY26, becoming the first Indian agritech platform at scale to prove operational profitability. With strong institutional backing from Temasek, Sofina, Prosus, and Sequoia, plus partnerships with global biotech innovators (GBI, Aussan Labs) to deploy climate-smart, chemical-reducing agricultural practices, DeHaat is positioned to lead India's agricultural modernization while building a sustainable, farmer-first business model. Keywords: Agritech, farmers, marketplace, AI-powered advisory, agricultural inputs, supply chain, farm-to-market linkage, rural entrepreneurship, sustainability, franchise model, food security, climate resilience, commodity aggregation, India agriculture.