Agri-tech platform Falca raises funding from MAN

Bengaluru-based agritech platform Falca has raised a pre-Series A round from Mumbai Angels. Founded by Santosh Danegoudar, Falca offers farming solutions through physical and digital platforms. It connects smallholder farmers with the end markets for quality inputs, marketing produce, renting machinery, and farm advisory. The company claims to have onboarded over 1,50,000 farmers, 60 input manufacturers and over 100 corporate buyers enabling transactions worth INR 250 crore. The funds will be used to bolster technology infrastructure, hire data scientists and senior professionals, and expand geographical footprint.