$1.8MPre-Seed Raised
6 wksEngagement to Close
SAFEDeal Structure
// The Challenge

Where the Founder Started

The founder had built a precision agriculture platform targeting smallholder farmers in Madhya Pradesh -- satellite imagery, soil sensors, and AI-driven crop advisory delivered via a WhatsApp-first interface. The business was pre-revenue and solving a problem that most HNI investors did not immediately understand.

The challenge was twofold: making a complex technology thesis accessible to non-technical HNI investors, and demonstrating market size credibly for a sector most investors associate with low monetisation potential.

// Our Approach

The GMAV Capital Playbook

W1
Audience-Specific NarrativeBuilt two versions of the deck -- one for tech-savvy investors (emphasising the satellite data advantage), one for non-technical HNIs (emphasising the $40B addressable market in input cost reduction and the government PM-KISAN data partnership opportunity).
W2
Investor Targeting -- HNI and Family Office FocusIdentified 60 HNIs with agri or rural economy exposure (food processing, commodity trading, FMCG backgrounds) and 8 family offices with impact or ESG mandates.
W3-5
Relationship-First OutreachMade 22 warm introductions through the founder IIT and IIM networks, GMAV HNI relationships, and two existing agri-sector advisors. Focused on quality of conversation rather than volume.
W5-6
Close and Cap Table DesignStructured the round as a SAFE to avoid complex pre-revenue valuation negotiation. Designed the cap table to include one anchor family office and 8-10 HNI cheques, keeping the table clean for a future institutional round.
// Results

What Was Achieved

The $1.8M pre-seed closed in 6 weeks. The cap table included one anchor family office, nine individual HNI investors, and two angel investors from the agri-tech ecosystem.

  • $1.8M raised via SAFE structure
  • 1 anchor family office + 9 HNI investors (clean cap table)
  • 2 strategic angels with government and distribution relationships
  • Founder returned to full-time product development after 6 weeks

We had the technology and the vision. GMAV translated it into a story that HNI investors could get excited about without dumbing it down. The SAFE structure they recommended saved us weeks of valuation negotiation. -- Founder, Agritech

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