eKutir

What eKutir does

eKutir is a privately held social enterprise founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bhubaneswar, India, that builds and operates eK Link, a Digital Agriculture Infrastructure-as-a-Service (DAIaaS) platform designed to serve smallholder farmers and adjacent agricultural value-chain participants. The platform integrates AI, data analytics, and IoT connectivity under the proprietary PIE (Participatory, IT-enabled, Enterprise-driven) model and is extended through a suite of modules including MISA CoPilot (AI assistant), eK Acre Growth (partnership farming as a service), eK Learn (training as a service), eK Lead Market (aggregation as a service), eK Acre Soil (land management, powered by NuSoil Technology from ClimateRe), eK Trust (commodity and climate foresight), eK FIT (portfolio management), eK Prism (policy insights), eK Score (credit scoring), eK Flux (climate intelligence), and NEO Farmer (urban/institutional land management). Reach extends to 100,000+ farmers across 10 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe (UK), and Latin America (Haiti), through 50+ partners and coverage of 52 crop value chains.

The company monetizes through a mix of subscription/recurring platform access, managed services, and professional services, with region-customized, quote-based pricing disclosed via direct engagement. Distribution combines a self-serve eK Link portal, partner-driven deployment (governments, NGOs, financial institutions, agribusinesses), and enterprise field sales for large buyers, financial institutions, CPG companies, governments, and urban/institutional landowners. Multiple subsidiaries support the model: ALLIN Tech UK (2022), Metsa (2023, Africa operations), and FLO Impact Fund (2023, UK, farming-led finance for Kenya, India, and West Africa). eKutir has secured institutional recognition including Ashoka Fellowship, Gates Foundation grants, World Bank/IFC engagement, USAID programs, MIT Inclusive Economy Award, and Facebook Innovation Award.

Customer concentration is distributed across smallholder farmers (long-tail SMB), corporate buyers/agribusinesses, banks/NBFCs/insurers, governments and development agencies, CPG companies, and urban/institutional landowners. Revenue, ARR, and external equity funding are not disclosed in available source material; growth signals include 2022-2023 subsidiary formations and the launch of newer modules (eK Acre Soil, eK Flux, NEO Farmer).

Name

eKutir

Legal name

eKutir

Website

https://ekutirsb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

eKutir is an India-based social enterprise that operates eK Link, an AI-enabled Digital Agriculture Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform serving 100,000+ smallholder farmers, agribusinesses, financial institutions, governments, and corporate buyers across 10 countries and 52 crop value chains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Agriculture Software

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Management Information Systems (FMIS) & Farm ERPs (AFAAAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm Data Platforms, Integration & APIs (Interoperability/Middleware) (AFAAAFAG), Farm Finance, Input Procurement & Risk Tools (Budgeting, Inventory, Insurance Links) (AFAAAFAO), Field Mapping, GIS & Remote Sensing Analytics (AFAAAFAB), Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support) (AFACAJAG), Agriculture Inputs & Farm Supply Marketplaces (CRAFAHAL)

Keywords

• Digital agriculture platform
• Agritech software solutions
• Farm management software
• Agricultural value chain
• Rural credit scoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Bhubaneswar

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform/Software Services: eK Link DAIaaS platform delivered to large buyers, private sector entities, financial institutions, and digital rural enterprises. Pricing is customized to regional economic and market conditions.
2. eK Acre Growth (Partnership Farming as a Service): Corporate-farmer partnerships with long-term agreements, technical and market support, and secure income for farmers. Revenue derived from service fees and value-chain integration.
3. eK Learn (Training as a Service): Data-driven customized training programs for governments, agri input companies, and financial institutions, with impact monitoring.
4. eK Acre Soil (Land Management as a Service): Digital land portfolio creation, AI-driven monitoring, and transparent contract management for landowners, tenant farmers, governments, and financial institutions. Revenue from service fees and carbon/biodiversity credit market participation.
5. eK Trust (Predictive Intelligence): AI-powered agricultural intelligence, climate & market foresight, and supplier resilience assessment for CPG companies, commodity traders, and Agri-FinTechs.
6. eK Score (Credit Scoring for Rural Empowerment): Community-owned credit framework using inclusive data sources and behavioral intelligence for farmers, cooperatives, banks, and NBFCs.
7. NEO Farmer: Smart farming ecosystem for urban professionals, expatriates, and institutional landowners to manage and monetize land through digital tools and trained operators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

eKutir operates eK Link, a Digital Agriculture Infrastructure-as-a-Service (DAIaaS) platform integrating AI, data analytics, and IoT connectivity to serve stakeholders across the agricultural value chain. The platform is offered alongside specialized modules covering partnership farming (eK Acre Growth), soil and land management (eK Acre Soil with NuSoil Technology), climate intelligence (eK Flux), commodity prediction (eK Trust), rural credit scoring (eK Score), training (eK Learn), aggregation (eK Lead Market), policy insights (eK Prism), portfolio management (eK Akri), and smart farming for landowners (NEO Farmer). Services are delivered via the eK Link platform, direct enterprise sales, and a network of 50+ partners across 10 countries.

Product overview

eKutir operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture built around the core eK Link Digital Agriculture Infrastructure-as-a-Service (DAIaaS) platform. eK Link integrates AI (including the MISA CoPilot), data analytics, and IoT connectivity to enable stakeholders across agricultural value chains to access scalable, intelligent solutions. The platform is complemented by multiple specialized service modules: eK Acre Growth (partnership farming), eK Learn (training), eK Lead Market (aggregation), eK Acre Soil (land/soil management powered by NuSoil Technology), eK Trust (commodity price prediction), eK FIT (portfolio management), eK Prism (policy insights), eK Score (credit scoring), eK Flux (climate intelligence), and NEO Farmer (urban professional farming). Supporting programs include DARE, FACE, and eK Purpose for ecosystem empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eK Link: Digital Agriculture Exchange Solution in a Box - A fully integrated, customizable digital platform for farmers, extension agents, and agricultural stakeholders with AI-enabled MISA CoPilot
• eK Acre Growth
• eK Learn
• eK Lead Market
• eK Acre Soil
• eK Trust
• eK FIT
• eK PRISM
• eK Score
• NEO Farmer
• eK Flux
• VeggieLite
• eK Akri
• eK Purpose
• MISA

Products and services

• eK Link A transformative Digital Agriculture Infrastructure-as-a-Service (DAIaaS) platform that integrates AI, data analytics, and IoT connectivity to enable scalable, intelligent solutions for stakeholders across the agricultural value chain. Provides Access (Digital Agriculture Gateway for markets and information), Connect (transparent stakeholder engagement), Compute (real-time data-driven decisions), and Transact (secure ecosystem transactions). Customizable for local crops, languages, and practices, with AI-enabled MISA CoPilot providing real-time insights.
• eK Acre Growth Partnership Farming as a Service enabling corporate-farmer partnerships with long-term agreements, technical support, and market access. Provides secure income for farmers and reliable, high-quality crop supply for agri-businesses and corporate buyers.
• eK Acre Soil Land Management as a Service powered by NuSoil Technology for digital land portfolio creation, AI-driven monitoring, soil-centric ecosystem building, and transparent contract management. Enables participation in nature equity and carbon/biodiversity credit markets. Serves landowners, tenant farmers, governments, and financial institutions. Currently operating in India, Cambodia, Ghana, and Kenya.
• eK Flux Farmer-centric climate intelligence initiative that manages climate flux for better farming. Combines hyperlocal climate forecasting, crop- and stage-specific advisories, and financial impact guidance (the 3F Framework: FLUX, FIT, FINANCE) to help farmers anticipate climate variability, protect farm incomes, and make climate-resilient decisions through early warnings and anomaly detection.
• eK Learn Training as a Service providing data-driven, customized training programs for governments, agri-input companies, and financial institutions. Features training cards for farmer upskilling and a virtual ecosystem for transparency and impact monitoring.
• eK Lead Market Aggregation as a Service creating aggregation of both input and output markets with AI enablement. Links ecosystem partners and enables demand-driven decision-making for agricultural value chains.
• eK Trust AI-powered agricultural intelligence service providing climate and market foresight, predicting agricultural commodity prices, and supplier resilience assessment for CPG companies, commodity traders, and Agri-FinTechs.
• eK Akri Portfolio management solution providing comprehensive farmer portfolios, data-driven insights, and risk analytics for banks, MFIs, agri-businesses, and governments.
• eK Prism Policy & Resilience Insights providing comprehensive constituency profiling and data-driven policy insights for elected representatives and political parties, with smart governance integrations.
• eK Score Credit Scoring for Rural Empowerment using a community-owned credit framework, inclusive data sources, and behavioral intelligence for financial inclusion of farmers. Serves cooperatives, banks, and NBFCs.
• NEO Farmer Smart, tech-enabled ecosystem for urban professionals, expatriates, and institutional landowners to manage, monitor, and monetize farmland with AI tools and trained local partnerships. Provides real-time land monitoring and sustainable farming management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Connected over 100,000 farmers to digital solutions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered foundational, core, supporting and high.

• Grameen Intel Social BusinessfoundationalTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2009First strategic partnership from which eKutir's journey began in 2009, pivoting the company toward digital agriculture solutions. This collaboration laid the foundation for eKutir's technology approach.
• METSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetsa, established in 2023 alongside FLO, operates as a key entity under the eKutir ecosystem with CEO Ruchika Murmu leading operations. Metsa is a core part of the company's European and African expansion strategy, particularly in soil health management through eK Acre Soil.
• The Land Banking GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on land management and digital agriculture solutions. The partnership supports eK Acre Soil's digital land portfolio creation and Nature Equity Market Participation initiatives.
• BASIXcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on rural enterprise and financial inclusion for smallholder farmers. BASIX supports eKutir's farmer-centric enterprise approach.
• AaaSePa LimitedsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural services partnership supporting farmer operations within the eK Link ecosystem.
• FIL IndustriessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FIL Industries supporting agricultural operations and input distribution within the eK Link ecosystem in South Asia.
• SA-DHAN (India)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SA-DHAN, the national association of microfinance institutions in India, supporting financial inclusion for farmer collectives.
• CLIM INNOsupportingTechnology or IntegrationClimate innovation partnership supporting eK Flux's climate intelligence solutions and regenerative agriculture approaches.
• NuSoil (ClimateRe)coreTechnology or IntegrationNuSoil Technology, powered by ClimateRe, is the core technology behind eK Acre Soil, enabling soil data analytics, AI-driven monitoring, and carbon/biodiversity market participation.
• World Bank / IFChighStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Bank and IFC have recognized and partnered with eKutir's model, including publication of the World Bank 'Corridors for Shared Prosperity' replication study featuring eKutir's approach.
• USAIDhighStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSAID has supported eKutir through programs including Mrittikka, providing development funding and ecosystem support for smallholder farmer interventions.
• McGill UniversityhighStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership covering the VeggieLite program and research on ICT-enabled agriculture interventions, with Gates Foundation grant collaboration.
• Mercy Corps AgriFin AcceleratecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMercy Corps' AgriFin Accelerate program partnered with eKutir to accelerate digital agriculture adoption among smallholder farmers.
• DeloittehighStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeloitte collaboration on economic sustainability in low-income markets, featuring eKutir's impact model in agricultural value chains.
• GSMAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGSMA partnership providing mobile for development advisory services for climate-smart smallholder agriculture, integrating eKutir's digital solutions.
• MicrosofthighStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft has featured eKutir's work, including a YouTube interview with Microsoft's Country Head of VC & PE Partnerships discussing digital agriculture solutions.
• iFarmersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with iFarmer supporting agricultural value chain financing and farmer-focused services.
• CambodHRRAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Cambodian agricultural organization CambodHRRA supporting farmer collectives in Cambodia.
• Kilimo HakikasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Kilimo Hakika supporting farmer information and market access services in East Africa.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Digital Green: Nonprofit/tech organization building digital solutions for smallholder farmers in developing countries, with video-based advisory and extension services. Highly comparable to eKutir's mission, farmer-driven PIE model, and global South focus.
• Plantix: AI-powered crop diagnosis and advisory app for smallholder farmers globally. Plantix overlaps with eKutir's MISA CoPilot and farmer advisory capabilities, particularly in India, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
• Cropin: India-based digital agriculture platform providing farm management, predictive analytics, and traceability solutions to agribusinesses and smallholders globally. Cropin competes directly with eKutir's eK Link on AI-enabled farm data platforms serving multi-stakeholder agriculture value chains.
• aWhere: Agricultural intelligence and analytics platform providing weather, climate, and crop data to agribusinesses and smallholders in developing markets. Comparable to eKutir's eK Flux (climate intelligence) and eK Trust (predictive intelligence) offerings.
• DeHaat: Indian agritech platform offering inputs, advisory, and market linkages to smallholder farmers. DeHaat competes with eKutir on farmer-centric digital marketplaces, advisory services, and aggregator models across India.

Regional players

• iFarmer: Bangladesh-based agritech platform enabling agricultural value chain financing for smallholder farmers. iFarmer is also an eKutir partner, making it a regional comp on farmer financing and aggregation models in South Asia.

Emerging players

• Precision Development (PxD): Nonprofit deploying digital agricultural advisory services to smallholder farmers across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. PxD's mobile advisory approach directly parallels eKutir's farmer-facing digital agriculture solutions.
• One Acre Fund: Large-scale service organization providing inputs, financing, and training to smallholder farmers across East Africa. Overlaps with eKutir's eK Acre Growth (partnership farming) and eK Learn (training) in core geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Indigo Agriculture: US-based agritech company offering digital agronomy, carbon credit programs, and grain marketplace solutions. Indigo's carbon/biodiversity credit model and farmer-centric platform overlap with eKutir's eK Acre Soil offerings.
• Bayer Climate Corporation (Climate FieldView): Large-scale digital agriculture platform owned by Bayer, offering farm management, predictive analytics, and agronomic intelligence to commercial farmers globally. Represents the incumbent scale and capital that eKutir competes against in adjacent markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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