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-
- Working towards crop waste management by providing additional revenue to the farmers
- Making packaging products from an innovative process which ensures less water consumption and Zero Level Discharge
- Craste engineered boards are best substitute to wood for the furniture and construction industry
- Tree Free, crop waste-based boards help to future proof the global shortage of wood
- 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
