# Oorja Development Solutions India Private

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/oorja-development-solutions-india-private

- Industry: Renewable Energy
- Headquarters: New Delhi, India
- Website: www.oorjasolutions.org
- Total disclosed funding: $1M
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 11, 2021)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in New Delhi, India, and founded in 2016 by Amit Saraogi (CEO) and Clementine Chambon, Oorja Development Solutions India Private Limited operates as an off-grid solar services provider that works at the intersection between agriculture and clean energy and provides irrigation, milling, and cooling services to smallholder farmers on a pay-per-use basis. In October 2021, Oorja Development Solutions India Private Limited received an funding from DOEN Participaties, with participation from Water and Energy for Food Grand Challenge.

Oorja Development Solutions India Private Limited owner of a Farming as a Service (FaaS) company that has created a strategy to boost rural economies in developing countries. The company focuses in providing solar energy systems for power generation, irrigation solutions for farmers, and the conversion of agricultural waste into biochar. Additionally, the company is illuminating off-grid communities in rural India, allowing locals to replace fossil fuels, reduce carbon emissions, and improve their overall quality of life.

As of September 2023, the company's pricing structure operates on a pay-as-you-go basis, where users are charged based on the quantity of irrigation water pumped, produce milled, or stored.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 11, 2021, $1M — Aster Capital

## Investors

- Aster Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/aster-capital) — Seed