The Next Big Leap

30 | The Next Big Leap [ PROFILES OF TRAILBLAZERS ] • Founded in the year 2020 • Headquartered in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh • Legal Entity: AquaExchange Agritech Private Limited • Agriculture (Food & Agri Tech) • Received Pre Series A Funding • Founded by Pavan Kosaraju (Founder & CEO) Lavu Rathiah (Founder) AquaExchange (AquaX) is a full- stack, tech-driven solution which is solving key problems in India’s multi-billion-dollar shrimp & fish ecosystem. AquaExchange is a provider and manufacturer of hardware technology devices and a mobile application marketplace intended to provide full-stack services to aquaculture farmers. AquaExchange builds solutions that deliver unrivalled convenience to farmers, be it product range for feed, inputs, or power monitoring. The solution will help farmers manage their practices of feeding, power consumption via AquaX’s connected equipment, mobile apps, and TV apps. This allows farmers to focus more on core farming issues, scale up, and have 360-degree visibility into farm operations. PoweMon: PoweMon is a patented IoT device to monitor crops in real- time. AquaBot: AquaBot is an IoT enabled shrimp feeder for precise and uniform feeding remotely controlled from the application. AquaX Value Prop: AquaX Value Prop provides a full stack of services to the farmers, with the technology stack facilitating the other services. AquaExchange • Founded in the year 2015 • Headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana • Legal Entity: Telluris Biotech India Private Limited • Agriculture (Agri Products) • Received Series D Funding • Founded by Venu Polineni (Managing Director) Dr. Alejandro C (Co-Founder) Telluris Biotech India Private Limited is a biotechnology company that is focused on developing innovative solutions for the agricultural industry. The company is involved in the production of biofertilizers and biostimulants that can help increase crop yield and quality while also promoting sustainable agriculture practices. Telluris Biotech’s products promote plant growth by improving nutrient uptake, enhancing stress tolerance, and stimulating root development. Purified peptides help farmers improve crop growth by 40%. Kheth Set and Kheth Maxx: The company’s solutions are developed from patented peptides and vegetable sources and are synthesised through bioprocessing. It promotes vegetative and reproductive growth in crops. Nema Fasak: Nema Fasak is one of the first products in the nematicide segment that effectively controls the damage caused by nematodes by limiting their development. Telluris Biotech Dun & Bradstr et