Building crop residue based products

Inception– 2017

Location– Pune

Domain– Crop waste management

Founders– Shubham Singh and Dr Himansha Singh

Total team strength– 10 full-time members and supported by 2 part-time members

Total funds raised– Rs 1.1 crore

Investors/ Mentors– Techstars, other awards and grants; Incubation at Venture Centre, Pune

Revenue generated since inception– NA

Key Highlights-

1. Working towards crop waste management by providing additional revenue to the farmers
2. Making packaging products from an innovative process which ensures less water consumption and Zero Level Discharge
3. Craste engineered boards are best substitute to wood for the furniture and construction industry
4. Tree Free, crop waste-based boards help to future proof the global shortage of wood
5. The formaldehyde-free adhesive used in Craste panel boards lets our customers breathe cleaner air without poisonous fumes

Founder Speaks-

“We are setting up our pilot plant for Craste engineered boards and we plan on building strategic alliances to ensure that our engineered boards are adopted widely in the construction and furniture industry.  We are overwhelmed by the interest received from the market and we intend to scale up at the earliest to meet demands from our international clients as well.”

– Shubham Singh, Founder, Craste, Pune