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SUPER FOUNDER PROFILE

Vamsi Udyagiri

Hesa Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

India's largest rural distribution platform

Rural Tech / AgriTech / FinTechHyderabadFounded 2019

THE FOUNDER & VENTURE

Building with purpose.

Founded 2019 Hyderabad; co-founders Hema Nandiraju (CPO) & Sridhar Sivalenka; prior agritech exit (Pakka); Hesa = unified rural commerce B2B2C; Village Level Entrepreneurs (Hesaathis)

THE JOURNEY

Milestones along the way.

Founded 2019 → Seed $2M (2021) → Pre-Series A $2.3M (2022) → 5000+ villages → Total $6.56M raised

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

India's largest rural distribution platform; phygital (physical+digital) model; 5000+ villages; 850M+ rural customer potential; Walmart, HDFC Life, Reliance General Insurance, Apollo, BigHaat partnerships; YourStory Tech50

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RECOGNITION

YourStory Tech50; Venture Catalysts lead investor (multiple rounds)

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GROWTH & FUNDING

Seed $2M (Venture Catalysts, Jul 2021); Pre-Series A $2.3M (VCats + IPV + Faad + WFC, Jun 2022); total $6.56M from 7 rounds, 95 investors

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BUSINESS MODEL

Revenue from transactions, marketing services, rural activations; GMV from 65 brands to 600K rural customers via 8000 partners in 5000 villages