Prosus took part in a round which reportedly boosted the agricultural services platform developer's valuation to $450m and its total funding pst $160m.

India-based agricultural services platform developer DeHaat received $115m yesterday in a series D round featuring Prosus, the internet group formed by media and e-commerce conglomerate Naspers.

Sofina and Lightrock India co-led the round, which also featured Netherlands-based development bank FMO, Temasek, RTP Global and Sequoia Capital India.

The round is billed as the largest funding round for an agritech startup in India and brings DeHaat’s total funding to at least $161m. It valued the company at about $450m, sources told…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.