About Bidra Innovation Ventures
Bidra Innovation Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2022. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Nov 2025, Bidra Innovation Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 9 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture Tech to Energy Tech and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of BigHaat A lot of funds co-invest with Bidra Innovation Ventures, with names like Sarthvika Advisors sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Bidra Innovation Ventures has team of 11 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Bidra Innovation Ventures' List of Top Investments
Bidra Innovation Ventures has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investments are in Peregrine Hydrogen and BigHaat.Their portfolio spans across United States and India. They have invested in Food and Agriculture Tech, Energy Tech, Environment Tech and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Bidra Innovation Ventures:
1. BigHaat
Online retailer of agriculture products including seeds, fertilizers, and equipment. It provides a platform for farmers to purchase items such as insecticides, nutrients, and farm machinery. The business also offers organic farming products and animal husbandry supplies. Additionally, it includes articles with farming tips and information related to government schemes. It offers a digital marketplace with a wide range of high-quality agri inputs. It aims to improve the overall agricultural ecosystem, increase farm yields, reduce input costs, and enhance the well-being of farmers. It bridges the gap between technology and agriculture, contributing to the growth and sustainability of the agricultural sector. It offers personalized technical guidance and a direct-to-farmer model, building an efficient and transparent agri-inputs ecosystem.
Key facts about BigHaat
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹1,000+ Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $35.1M
- Employee Count: 205 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: JM Financial Private Equity, BlackSoil and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 04, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of AI-powered robotics solutions for precision spraying and thinning. It provides technology for spot spraying precise agrochemical doses on farms. The company's technology transforms conventional sprayers into spot sprayers. It collaborates with agricultural experts, software specialists, and hardware engineers.
Key facts about Niqo Robotics
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $22.2M
- Employee Count: 91 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: Blume Venture, Beenext and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 26, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Verdagy
Key facts about Verdagy
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Moss Landing (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $98M
- Employee Count: 50 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Temasek, Shell and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Oct 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Green hydrogen production. It provides thermodynamic and dual production approach solutions for the production of hydrogen.
Key facts about Peregrine Hydrogen
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15.3M
- Employee Count: 10 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Presidio Ventures, Builders VC and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 07, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Travertine Technologies
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Boulder (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11.5M
- Employee Count: 41 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Clean Energy Ventures, Holcim and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 25, 2024, $*****
Bidra Innovation Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Bidra Innovation Ventures has invested in 9 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in BigHaat and most recent follow-on round was in AgroSpheres.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Bidra Innovation Ventures' Investments by Stage
Bidra Innovation Ventures has made 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $35M, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.47M and 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.15M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 4 |
Series A | 3 |
Seed | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bidra Innovation Ventures' Investments by Sector
Bidra Innovation Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech, High Tech and Energy Tech. Notably, it has invested in 7 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 7 Tech companies, 2 Tech hardware companies and at least 1 company focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Sustainability Tech | 6 |
Environment Tech | 5 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 4 |
High Tech | 3 |
Energy Tech | 2 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bidra Innovation Ventures' Investments by Geography
Bidra Innovation Ventures has made most investments in United States (7), followed by India where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
India | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bidra Innovation Ventures' recent investments
Bidra Innovation Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Bidra Innovation Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Nov 04, 2025 | India | Series B | 4463 | [+7] | |
Oct 02, 2024 | United States | Series B | 4509 | [+4] | |
Sep 19, 2024 | United States | Seed | 2922 | [+1] | |
Jun 25, 2024 | United States | Series A | 1466 | [+2] | |
Apr 26, 2024 | India | Series B | 1492 | [+1] |
Team profile of Bidra Innovation Ventures
Bidra Innovation Ventures has a team of 11 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States and Germany. Bidra Innovation Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Bidra Innovation Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | Berlin | - | ||
Partner | Stanford | - | - | |
Principal | San Francisco | - |
Co-investors of Bidra Innovation Ventures
Over the past 4 years, 95 investors have co-invested in Bidra Innovation Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Bidra Innovation Ventures: Ospraie Ag Science, America’s Seed Fund and 59 others have invested in rounds before Bidra Innovation Ventures. There are 2 companies where Ospraie Ag Science has invested before Bidra Innovation Ventures and 2 companies where America’s Seed Fund has invested before Bidra Innovation Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Bidra Innovation Ventures: 29 investors entered a company along with Bidra Innovation Ventures. These include investors like Sarthvika Advisors (1 company).
- Invested after Bidra Innovation Ventures: A total of 5 investors have invested in Bidra Innovation Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include OSTI (2 companies), Fulcrum Global Capital (1 company) and DOE (1 company).
Recent News related to Bidra Innovation Ventures
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Niqo Robotics raises $13 Mn in Series B round to scale globallyEntrackr•May 14, 2024•Niqo Robotics, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Fulcrum Global Capital, Omnivore and 1 other
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Niqo Robotics raises $9 Mn in a new roundEntrackr•May 01, 2024•Niqo Robotics, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Omnivore, Blume Venture and 1 other
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AgroSpheres Banks Expansion of $25M Series Bigrownews.com•Nov 28, 2023•AgroSpheres, FMC, Lewis & Clark Agrifood, Ospraie Ag Science and 2 others
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Aclarity Raises $16M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Nov 02, 2023•Aclarity, Aqualateral, HG Ventures, Bidra Innovation Ventures and 3 others
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Peregrine Hydrogen Raises $7.8M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Sep 25, 2023•Orcasciences, Bidra Innovation Ventures, Builders VC, Presidio Ventures and 3 others
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Verdagy $73 Million Series B Funding to Propel Green Hydrogen InnovationSilicon Valley Journals•Aug 08, 2023•Verdagy, Temasek, Shell, Bidra Innovation Ventures and 7 others
