Talks and mentoring on the future of farming in India
Practical, story-led sessions on agri-tech, hydroponics and building a hardware company, for colleges, incubators, conferences, FPOs and corporate teams.
Bio
Short bio
Sanket Jiwane is an agri-tech founder based in Pune, India. He is the Co-founder & Director and CEO of Growloc Private Limited, a hydroponics and agri-IoT company building smart Controllers, sensors, nutrient dosers and farm software, Made in India. He speaks and mentors on hydroponics, farm automation and building hardware startups.
Long bio
Sanket Jiwane is an agri-tech founder from Pune, Maharashtra, working at the meeting point of farming and technology. He is the Co-founder & Director and CEO of Growloc Private Limited, an Indian hydroponics and agri-IoT company (Since 2023). Growloc designs and builds smart farm Controllers such as the GrowEasy Controller, nutrient dosers, sensors, LoRa and Cellular node Controllers, GrowOS farm software and complete farm setups, all Made in India.
His work takes him across farms, budgets and boardrooms, helping growers and entrepreneurs turn hydroponics from an idea into a working business. He is known for plain, practical advice on what works on Indian farms and what doesn't. [PLACEHOLDER: education / background before Growloc] [PLACEHOLDER: one or two verified highlights, e.g. recognitions, programmes, if any]
Sanket speaks and mentors on agri-tech, hydroponics as a business, IoT in farming and building a hardware startup in India.
Talk and workshop topics
- Hydroponics as a business, not a hobby: what it really takes to make a soil-less farm profitable in India.
- IoT in farming: from sensors to decisions: how data, Controllers and automation change daily farm work.
- Building a hardware startup in India: design, manufacturing, certification, pricing and selling a Made in India product.
- The future of agri-tech in India: where the real opportunities are for founders, FPOs and investors.
- Protected cultivation 101: polyhouses, greenhouses and indoor farms, choosing the right model.
- From farm to market: selling hydroponic produce to retail, HoReCa and direct customers.
- Workshop: Plan your hydroponic farm in 3 hours: hands-on session using the Farm Cost & ROI Calculator.
- Founders' fireside: lessons from building in agriculture: honest stories of mistakes and turning points.
Formats
- Keynote (20–45 min)
- Panel or fireside chat
- Half-day or full-day workshop
- Guest lecture / college session
- Online webinar
- Corporate or investor briefing
Languages: [PLACEHOLDER: English / Hindi / Marathi]
Fees: [PLACEHOLDER: speaking fee range, or “on request”; travel and stay outside Pune at actuals]
Mentoring for agri-tech and hardware founders
If you're building an agri-tech, farm-hardware or IoT startup, I offer a limited number of mentoring slots each quarter. We focus on the hard, practical stuff: product-market fit with farmers, hardware design and manufacturing, pricing, field pilots, sales to farms and FPOs, and fundraising.
- Monthly 60-min session for 3 months [PLACEHOLDER: price, or free for selected incubator cohorts] [FOR APPROVAL: mentoring format]
- Incubator / accelerator mentoring by arrangement [FOR APPROVAL: mentoring format]
I take on startups only where there's no conflict with my role at Growloc. [FOR APPROVAL: conflict-of-interest rule]
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