Village Link

What Village Link does

Village Link Company Limited is a Myanmar-based agricultural technology company founded in 2017–2018, headquartered in Yangon with an 11–50 employee headcount. It operates a dual-product platform: Htwet Toe, a consumer-facing mobile application available on Google Play and the Apple App Store that delivers real-time weather updates, expert agronomic advice, market prices, and pest and disease management to smallholder farmers; and Village Link Satellite Services (VLSS), a B2B satellite-based farming intelligence platform providing crop classification, crop extent measurement, crop growth stage tracking, flood monitoring, and weather analytics to organizations in the agricultural value chain.

The underlying technology stack combines satellite remote sensing imagery with mobile delivery and ground-truthed field data, with computer-vision-driven crop classification, recommendation logic keyed to farm location, soil condition, crop type, and sowing date, and predictive weather analytics. VLSS supplies the analytical backbone while Htwet Toe functions as the farmer-facing distribution surface, allowing the same data infrastructure to serve both individual farmers and institutional clients.

Village Link generates revenue through a mix of channels: a freemium consumer mobile app, recurring subscription-style access to VLSS for input companies and financial service providers, and professional services / digital extension contracts with development partners and agribusinesses (including the Dr. Awba call center operated for Myanma Awba Group). Its customer base spans individual smallholder farmers, agribusinesses such as Myanma Awba and Maha Agriculture, and a roster of NGO and bilateral/multilateral development organizations including the Netherlands Space Agency, WorldFish, Care Myanmar, the EU, GSMA, and the Myanmar Department of Agriculture. Operations are concentrated in Myanmar, with no disclosed presence outside the country.

Name

Village Link

Legal name

Village Link Company Limited

Website

https://villagelink.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Village Link is a Myanmar-based agricultural technology company that operates the Htwet Toe mobile app and the VLSS satellite-intelligence platform to deliver weather, market, and agronomic advisory services to smallholder farmers, agribusinesses, and development organizations across Myanmar.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AgriTech Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (1151), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Imagery & Monitoring Platforms (AFAAAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Field Mapping, GIS & Remote Sensing Analytics (AFAAAFAB), Farm Data Management & Decision Support Services (FMIS Setup, Data Integration, Analytics) (AFACACAC), Farm Finance, Input Procurement & Risk Tools (Budgeting, Inventory, Insurance Links) (AFAAAFAO)

Keywords

• Precision agriculture software
• Satellite crop monitoring
• Farmer advisory services
• Agricultural weather analytics
• Digital farming platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Yangon

HQ country

Myanmar (Burma)

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mobile Application Services: Htwet Toe app provides farmers with weather updates, expert advice, market prices, and farming community access. Revenue likely derived from premium features, partnerships with agribusinesses for advertising/promotion, and B2B services to organizations requiring farmer outreach.
2. Village Link Satellite Services (VLSS) for Organizations: Intelligence platform for businesses and organizations to access market and farming insights derived from agri-related satellite data. Organizations include input companies, financial service providers, and others in the agriculture value chain.
3. Digital Services for Partners: Village Link provides digital outreach capabilities, advertising promotion services, and extension services to agribusinesses, social enterprises, and INGOs. Partners include Myanma Awba Group (Dr. Awba Call Center) and WorldFish.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Village Link develops and operates digital agriculture platforms that combine satellite remote sensing with mobile technology to deliver precision farming advisories. Its flagship consumer product is the Htwet Toe mobile application, which provides smallholder farmers in Myanmar with real-time weather updates, expert agricultural advice, market prices, pest and disease management, livestock support, and a digital farming community. For organizations, it offers the Village Link Satellite Services (VLSS) platform, supplying satellite-derived crop monitoring, weather analytics, land-use classification, and flood assessment, along with call center-based extension and digital outreach services delivered through partners such as Myanma Awba Group.

Product overview

Village Link operates a dual-product portfolio: the Htwet Toe mobile application (available on Android and iOS) serving as the primary farmer-facing interface providing real-time weather updates, expert advisories, market prices, and pest/disease management; and the Village Link Satellite Services (VLSS) platform providing satellite-based farming intelligence for organizations, featuring crop monitoring, weather analytics, and land assessment capabilities. These two products work in tandem—the VLSS platform generates the analytical insights from satellite and field data, which are then delivered to individual farmers through the Htwet Toe mobile application.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Htwet Toe: All-in-one mobile farming platform giving farmers instant access to weather updates, expert advice, market prices, and a supportive farming community.
• Village Link Satellite Services (VLSS)

Products and services

• Htwet Toe Mobile Application All-in-one mobile farming platform providing smallholder farmers in Myanmar with real-time weather updates, expert agricultural advice, market prices, plant disease and pest management solutions, livestock support, and a digital farming community. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
• Village Link Satellite Services (VLSS) Farming intelligence software platform providing satellite-based agricultural insights including localized weather monitoring, crop classification, crop extent measurement, crop performance tracking, crop growth stage tracking, and flood monitoring for businesses, input companies, financial service providers, and other organizations in the agricultural value chain.

Quantifiable outcome

• 850,000 small households targeted for climate-resilient farming practices
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Netherlands Space AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetherlands Space Agency funds the MyVAS4Agri project which aims to build a community between farmers and agricultural professionals on a digital platform, helping 850,000 small households build climate-resilient farming practices.
• Weather ImpactcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeather Impact is part of the MyVAS4Agri consortium, providing weather data and analytics expertise for the project's weather forecasting and advisory services.
• Department of Agriculture (Myanmar)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMyanmar's Department of Agriculture is part of the MyVAS4Agri consortium, providing agricultural expertise and government partnership for farmer outreach.
• WorldFishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage Link and WorldFish collaborate on providing extension services to fish-farming communities, currently serving 68,000 fish-farming farmers with information on nutrition advisory, weather, technical advisory, market, and financial services.
• Maha Agriculture Public Co. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage Link and Maha Agriculture Public Co. Ltd. (a Microfinance Company) piloted integrated digital financial services into the Htwettoe mobile application for Maha's customer base of smallholder farmers, MSMEs and women vendors. Project targets 5,000 of Maha's borrowers.
• Myanma Awba GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage Link's Agronomist Team manages the Dr. Awba Call Center to provide extension and customer service for farmers of Myanma Awba Group. Htwet Toe is described as Myanmar's most popular farming app.
• Care MyanmarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage Link cooperates with Care Myanmar in the Generating Rubber Opportunity (GRO) Myanmar project to provide digital information services to rubber growers, enabling farmers to access technical information and agro-met advisory.
• CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIAT is one of Village Link's partner organizations, contributing agricultural research expertise.
• G4AW (Geodata for Agriculture and Water)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerG4AW is a Netherlands-funded initiative that Village Link participates in for satellite-based agricultural services.
• IWMI (International Water Management Institute)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIWMI is a partner organization contributing water management expertise to Village Link's projects.
• GSMAmajorTechnology or IntegrationGSMA is a partner organization supporting mobile technology initiatives for agricultural digital services.
• SarvisionmajorTechnology or IntegrationSarvision is part of the MyVAS4Agri consortium, providing satellite imagery and analysis services.
• TerraSpheremajorTechnology or IntegrationTerraSphere is part of the MyVAS4Agri consortium, providing earth observation and satellite data services.
• Myanmar AwbacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMyanmar Awba is a core partner whose agronomy expertise and farming app Htwet Toe was developed in collaboration with Village Link.
• WE4F (Water and Energy for Food)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWE4F is an international development partner supporting Village Link's initiatives for sustainable agricultural practices.
• Winrock InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWinrock International is a partner organization supporting rural development and agricultural programs.
• GRETmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRET is a development organization partnering with Village Link on agricultural initiatives.
• SwitchAsiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwitchAsia is a partner supporting sustainable consumption and production practices in agriculture.
• AFDA (Ayeyarwady Fisheries Development Agency)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFDA is a government agency partnering with Village Link on aquaculture development programs.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Digital Green: Digital Green is a non-profit/social enterprise that has digitized agricultural extension for smallholder farmers across South Asia and Africa. It mirrors Village Link's community-led, partner-distributed approach to farmer advisory.
• AgroStar: AgroStar is an India-based mobile-first agronomy and agri-input commerce platform for smallholder farmers. Its content-to-commerce model overlaps strongly with Village Link's expert Q&A and partner-driven promotion services.
• iFarmer: iFarmer is a Bangladesh-based digital platform providing advisory, finance, and offtake services to smallholder farmers. Its combination of digital advisory and embedded fintech directly parallels Village Link's Htwet Toe + Maha DFS pilot.
• Plantix (PEAT): Plantix operates a mobile-first AI advisory app for smallholder farmers, focused on pest and disease diagnosis. It directly competes with the Htwet Toe agronomy use case via a similar freemium, multi-country model.
• myAgro: myAgro is a mobile-based savings, input, and training platform serving smallholder farmers in West Africa. Its bottom-of-the-pyramid mobile delivery and partner-distributed model is structurally similar to Htwet Toe.
• Cropin: Cropin is a global AI- and satellite-driven farming intelligence platform serving enterprises and smallholders across Asia and Africa. Its SmartFarm plus satellite analytics are the closest analog to Village Link's Htwet Toe + VLSS combination.
• One Acre Fund / Tupande: One Acre Fund delivers inputs, financing, and digital advisory to smallholder farmers in East Africa through a partner-distributed extension network. It is comparable in serving smallholders via hybrid digital plus in-person extension, like Village Link's call-center-plus-app model.
• Taranis: Taranis provides satellite- and AI-powered crop monitoring and scouting for agribusinesses globally. It is a direct competitor in the B2B precision-ag intelligence layer that VLSS targets.
• Babban Gona: Babban Gona is a Nigeria-based agritech platform providing training, financing, and market access to smallholder farmers. Its hub-and-extension model coupled with embedded finance echoes Village Link's Htwet Toe + DFS approach.

Broad incumbents

• aWhere (DTN): aWhere, now part of DTN, is an established global provider of agricultural weather and satellite analytics to enterprises and governments. It operates as a broad incumbent in the satellite-ag intelligence space where VLSS competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtiktok.com/@htwettoe
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@HtwetToe
• Facebookfacebook.com/htwettoe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villagelink.co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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