India, March 19 -- Hyderabad-based AI agritech startup Harvested Robotics has raised INR 5 Cr in a pre-seed funding round led by Arali Ventures, along with participation from Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra and Country Delight cofounder Chakradhar Gade.

The company plans to deploy the fresh proceeds for product development, running product pilots and to further expand its team.

Moneycontrol reported the development first.

Founded in 2023 by Rahul Arepaka and George Mathew, Harvested Robotics builds artificial intelligence-powered laser weeding solutions to protect crops.

To note, weeding is a farming practice traditionally done by labourers manually or by using chemicals to safeguard farm fields from weeds and diseases and ensu...