The company's farm diagnostic equipment integrates sensors, mobile connectivity and decision tools for affordable monitoring and automation. It reduces aquaculture famers' risks and increases productivity
Sreeram Raavi, founder and CEO of Eruvaka Technologies
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Electrical engineer Sreeram Raavi spent the early years of his career at a fab-less semiconductor design company in Bengaluru, designing chips for wifi routers and broadband equipment. Born and raised in Pedanandipadu village in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district, around chilli and cotton farms, his heart was always in farming.
“My passion was in applying technology to agriculture, and I was applying to various universities overseas to study agriculture robotics,” says Raavi. “I didn’t make it, so I decided to quit my job and follow my passion.”
(This story appears in the 18 June, 2021 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)