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Agribusiness, Agrotech, Drones, Finance, Funding, India, Start ups

This strategic investment underscores the growing demand for precision agriculture solutions and GA’s ability to meet these needs with innovative and affordable drone technology.

Bangalore based General Aeronautics (GA), a pioneering drone technology company specialising in precision spraying and agriculture, has successfully raised an undisclosed amount in its Series A+ funding round led by Fowler Westrup India. This strategic investment underscores the growing demand for precision agriculture solutions and GA’s ability to meet these needs with innovative and affordable drone technology.

Certified by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), GA’s cutting-edge solutions are already deployed by leading agrochemical giants such as Syngenta, Bayer, FMC, and IFFCO. These partnerships reflect the trust in GA’s ability to enhance farming practices through automation, precision, and efficiency.

Scaling Production, Expanding Reach & Strengthen R&D: This funding round is a pivotal milestone for GA as it gears up to:

• Expand Production Capacity: Scale operations to fulfil growing demand and clear pending orders.

• Introduce Affordable Variants: Lucrative model for microentrepreneurs, with drones offering comparable unit economics to traditional farm equipment and ensuring affordable services to farmers with back up of full indigenously built software stack.

• Strengthen Distribution: Enhance accessibility of its technology by expanding distribution networks.

Abhishek Burman, Founder and CEO of General Aeronautics, said, “This investment marks a significant step in our journey to transform agriculture through precision technology. By scaling production and expanding our reach, we aim to empower farmers with sustainable, efficient, and accessible solutions that redefine farming practices.”

Shardul Kshirsagar, MD & CEO of Fowler Westrup, commented, “General Aeronautics has demonstrated a remarkable capability to integrate advanced technology with practical farming solutions. Our partnership will enable them to scale up production capacity, improve supply chain efficiency & grow the business to make a profound positive impact on farmers’ income. Our investment reinforces our commitment to add value to Indian farming and agriculture sector to become food bowl of the world with ‘Make in India’ products and solutions.”

This strategic investment underscores the growing demand

Agrotech, Company News, Seeds

With this acquisition, Fowler Westrup becomes the world’s leading seed and grain processing company

Fowler Westrup India Pvt Ltd, a leading company in providing one-stop solutions for seed & grain processing with its range of equipment and machinery, announced the acquisition of Netherland-based Seed Processing Holland (SPH), a global leading producer of advanced seed processing equipment from H2 Equity Partners.

With this strategic acquisition, Fowler Westrup becomes the world’s leading seed and grain processing company and will serve its customers in the vegetable and field crop seed processing segments in different parts of the world with an extended product portfolio and innovative solutions. Additionally, the group can leverage Fowler Westrup’s global sales and service network, manufacturing footprint and engineering capabilities. Together, the combination will be at the forefront of modernising the seed processing industry, to further develop sustainability and improve automation in the sector.

Shardul Kshirsagar, CEO, of Fowler Westrup India, said, “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of SPH; after the acquisition of Premium Seed Machines in the Netherlands, this is a logical step for us. With this acquisition, Fowler Westrup India, with its “String of Pearls” strategy, takes up a leading position in the industry to provide complete solutions to global seed companies. The high quality of SPH’s solutions reflects the company’s 57 years of dedication to seed processing. With our combined efforts and continued focus on innovation, we will be in a stronger position to transform the seed processing industry in partnership with our customers.”

With this acquisition, Fowler Westrup becomes the