# Madhur Jain

> Madhur Jain is the co-founder and CEO of Varaha, a carbon project developer founded in 2022 with Ankita Garg and Vishal Kuchanur. An agricultural engineer with an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, he previously built agricultural operations at Godrej Agrovet, Precision Development and Grow Indigo. His work connects smallholder farmers with carbon finance across regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, biochar and enhanced rock weathering. He was named to TIME100 Climate in 2024 and is a 2023 Mulago fellow.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Varaha
- **Organizations:** Varaha, Precision Development, Grow Indigo, Godrej Agrovet
- **Education:** MBA in Agribusiness Management, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
- **Known for:** Named to TIME100 Climate 2024., Mulago fellow, class of 2023., Milken's 2024 biography records growth of Precision Development's farmer user base from 5,000 to more than 615,000 during his tenure.

## Career timeline

- **2011-2013** — Studied at IIM Ahmedabad.
- **2013-2016** — Worked at Godrej Agrovet on agricultural supply chain and procurement projects.
- **2016-2020** — Served as founding India Country Director at Precision Development.
- **Before 2022** — Led digital business at Grow Indigo, building three business verticals.
- **2022** — Co-founded Varaha with Ankita Garg and Vishal Kuchanur.
- **2023** — Selected for Mulago's fellowship.
- **2024** — Named to TIME100 Climate; participated in Milken Institute panels.

## Achievements

- Named to TIME100 Climate 2024.
- Mulago fellow, class of 2023.
- Milken's 2024 biography records growth of Precision Development's farmer user base from 5,000 to more than 615,000 during his tenure.
- Led Varaha as it secured Google's 100,000-ton biochar carbon removal purchase agreement in January 2025.
- Varaha won the Social Enterprise category at the ET Startup Awards 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Varaha won the Social Enterprise category at the ET Startup Awards 2026; Jain shared the recognition with its farmers.
- **2026-09** — Google named Varaha Climate in the inaugural Google DeepMind Accelerator: AI for the Planet cohort.
- **2026-02** — Varaha announced a $20 million first tranche of a planned $45 million Series B led by WestBridge Capital and an Industrial Partners Program.
- **2026-01** — Varaha announced a Microsoft agreement for more than 100,000 tonnes of carbon removal over three years.
- **2025-11** — Mirova announced $30 million of investment in Varaha's regenerative agriculture project in India.
- **2025-01** — Google announced a purchase of 100,000 tons of biochar carbon removal from Varaha by 2030.

## Links

- Website: https://www.varaha.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madhurjain89/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11