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MapMyCrop

Category: AI in Agriculture

An AI-powered, satellite-based precision agriculture platform providing real-time crop monitoring, predictive analytics, and farm management solutions without the need for ground-based hardware. MapMyCrop was founded in 2020. The company is led by Swapnil (Neil) Jadhav. Based in New York, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $2.4M. Latest round: Seed round ($1.8M, Mar 2025). Key investors include YourNest Venture Capital, Eaglewings Ventures, Startup Wise Guys, Avinya Investment, SanchiConnect.

Founded
2020
Headquarters
New York, USA
Team size
11-50
Total funding
$2.4M

Value proposition

Democratizes precision agriculture by providing a hardware-free '360-degree imagery agro suite' that uses satellite data to deliver actionable insights on crop health, water stress, and disease risk, ultimately increasing yield and reducing operational costs.

Products and solutions

360 Degree Imagery Agro Suite (Satellite-based monitoring), Smart Scouting Mobile App (Field notes and anomaly tracking), Crop Monitoring API (For enterprise integration), Disease Forecasting & Weather Risk Outlook, Yield Prediction & Soil Classification Models, Weekly Automated Farm Reports

Unique value

Offers a 'hardware-free' precision farming solution that eliminates the cost and maintenance of physical sensors by leveraging high-resolution multi-satellite data and proprietary AI.

Target customer

Small and large-scale farmers, agronomists, agri-input companies, crop insurance providers, and agricultural lending banks.

Industries served

Agriculture & AgriTech, Banking & Financial Services (Agri-lending), Insurance (Risk assessment and claim verification), Fintech, Supply Chain & Food Processing

Technology advantage

Utilizes a Monitoring-as-a-Service (MaaS) model combined with proprietary AI algorithms that process data from NASA, ESA, and ISRO to generate over 30 specialized agricultural maps and 15-day disease risk forecasts.

How they differentiate

Offers a completely 'hardware-free' 360-degree imagery agro suite that eliminates the need for expensive ground sensors or drones by leveraging high-resolution multi-satellite data (NASA, ESA, ISRO) and proprietary AI for predictive analytics.

Main competitors

Cropin, Taranis, EOS Data Analytics, Farmers Edge

Key partnerships

YourNest Venture Capital, Eaglewings Ventures, Startup Wise Guys (Sustainability Batch), SanchiConnect, Data providers: NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and ISRO

Notable customers

Agri-input companies, Crop insurance providers, Agricultural lending banks, Government agricultural departments

Major milestones

Selected for Startup Wise Guys Sustainability Batch in 2022, Winner of TechSparks 2022 Startup Pitch Competition, Winner of Economic Times Global Startup Summit 2020, Successfully closed $1.8M Seed round in March 2025 to scale global operations

Growth metrics

Monitors over 1 million hectares of land with a user base of approximately 3.2 million farmers globally.

Market positioning

AgriTech SaaS challenger focusing on democratizing precision agriculture for both small-scale farmers and large enterprises through a low-cost, scalable Monitoring-as-a-Service (MaaS) model.

Geographic focus

North America, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Patents and IP

Proprietary AI algorithms and geospatial analytics models (No specific registered patent numbers disclosed publicly).

About Swapnil (Neil) Jadhav

Swapnil Jadhav is a serial entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in GIS, satellite imagery, and technology leadership. He is the founder of Hardcastle GIS (a global GIS solutions provider), MyNewCar.in (an online multi-brand car marketplace), and FarmersMarket.in. His expertise lies in leveraging spatial data and AI to solve complex agricultural and business challenges. He holds an MSc in Geoinformatics from Symbiosis International University and completed the Management Development Program at IIM Ahmedabad.

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