Acumen Highlights Decade of Impact at Agritech Investee Kheyti

Acumen has shared an update.

The firm highlighted the 10-year journey of its portfolio company Kheyti, an India-based agritech social enterprise co-founded by 2014 India Acumen Fellows Sathya Raghu and Kaushik Kappagantulu. Kheyti was created to address the impact of climate change on smallholder farmers in India, and has focused on developing and scaling a new operating model for farmers over the past decade. According to the update, Kheyti has impacted more than 7,000 families, achieved a tenfold improvement in labor productivity, reduced crop loss by 58%, and increased farmer income by 73%.

For investors, the post underscores Acumen’s role as an impact-focused investor and indicates tangible outcome metrics within its portfolio. While specific financial details, valuation data, or realized returns are not disclosed, the operational and socioeconomic metrics suggest that Kheyti’s model may be gaining traction and moving toward greater scalability. This can enhance Acumen’s standing within the impact investing ecosystem by demonstrating measurable improvements in productivity and income among target beneficiaries, which may, in turn, support future fundraising and partnership opportunities. The emphasis on Kheyti’s resilience through “highs and lows” also signals typical risk dynamics of early-stage social enterprises, but the reported long-term impact may help validate Acumen’s investment thesis in climate-resilient agriculture and strengthen its position as a backer of high-impact, high-risk ventures in emerging markets.