Gramshree (GA) recognizes the challenges and constraints of Indian farmers and aims to bridge the gap between them and modern technology. The firm promotes animal husbandry and fishery through in-depth and tech-driven value chain services to farmers, rural youth, and women. GA operates under an entrepreneur-led model that focuses on Training, Trading, Treatment and Technology. They have also developed e-commerce platforms and physical stores to help link farmers to markets.

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Aastha Singh

FOUNDER

With an MBA in Finance & Marketing and B. Tech in Instrumentation & Control from Pune University, Aastha is a competent professional with over 12 years of experience in Project Management, Operations, Technology, and Financial Planning. In the past, she has utilized her expertise in Business Development via Technology and Financial Acumen to provide consultancy to external Government funded projects in Rural Livelihood and Development. Her prior assignments include playing the role of City Head at OYO, Energy Manager atBharti Infratel, and Network Engineer at Tata teleservices. With a strong technological background and dedicated will to resolve the issues of Indian farming, she has founded the Patna-based startup Gramshree Agriservices Private Limited.

P. Puneet

FOUNDER

With over 20 years of experience in Project Management, Procurement, and Financial Management in World Bank, other externally aided projects and government organizations, Puneet has extensive consulting experience on projects dealing with Rural Development, Livelihood, Social Development, Panchayat, Disaster Management and Infrastructure, Food Security, and Municipal Local Government Projects. His work areas include Financial Management and Procurement, Resource Maximization, Design & Implementation of multi-year expenditure framework for fiscal transfers, Fiduciary Risk Assessment (FRA) studies, etc.

Nishit Ranjan

CO-FOUNDER

Nishit is a Secretarial, Finance, and Development professional working in the field of municipal finance, audit, public procurement, urban planning, and skill development since 2012. He has worked in externally funded projects (ADB, WB. DFID), Government of Bihar and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and has managed a diverse portfolio of managerial, HR, and Operational Activities. As the Co-Founder of Gramshree, he has helped define business strategies, perform business analysis, and execute decision making with his profound experience in Rural Livelihood & Development projects.

Pawan Kumar

CO-FOUNDER

Pawan leads the IT wing of Gramshree with his expertise as a software developer. With a degree in Computer Science from Cimage College, Pawan has over four years of deep domain technical experience in developing, implementing, and supporting complex infrastructures for fast growing startups in the Talent Acquisition industry. He has been a strategic advisor for top growing startups and their clients that generated 50% growth in revenue. His core expertise is developing new technologies, managing servers & domains, and developing mobile applications. His Android projects that are available on Play Store include: Gramshree Kisan, Gramshree Fresh, Gramshree Matasya Seva kendra. He also has expertise in the fields of Digital Marketing, Computer Hardware & Security, and UI/UX.

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