Oorja has been named one of the top 6 climate-tech companies globally at the 2024 MIT Solve Challenge Finals in New York City.

Clementine Chambon and Amit Saraogi co-founded Oorja in Uttar Pradesh, India to help poor farming communities. And while they take a market-driven entrepreneurial approach, philanthropy still plays a key role.

Oorja has announced the successful close of its $1.5 million Pre-Series A funding round. Acumen, elea, Artha Impact, Echoing Green Signal Fund, PG Impact, 1to4 Foundation, and Swiss Re Foundation invest in Oorja.

Senior Manager Ankur Singh shares a detailed article favoring the Pay-Per-Use business model for its role in creating access to Productive Use of Energy (PUE) appliances in agriculture.

Listen to Amit Saraogi as he speaks about the innovative Pay-Per-Use solar-powered cold storage service that allows farmers and traders to combat post-harvest food loss.

CTO & Co-founder Dr. Clementine Chambon highlights Oorja’s Pay-Per-Use model in creating energy access and impact among India’s smallholder farmers.

The Business India magazine has featured the DCM Shriram AgWater Challenge cohort in its special annual issue on climate change.

Taking an ecosystem and entrepreneurial approach to enabling productive use of renewable energy technologies that support regenerative agriculture and agri-food value chains can fast track the just energy transition, improve livelihoods and build resilient food systems in the global south.

Listen how Oorja’s innovative ‘Pay-Per-Use model’ is making solar-powered irrigation affordable and easily accessible for last-mile communities.

Let us look at the social impact start-up from India that is helping smallholders achieve more financial independence as well as lowering their carbon footprint.

This case study explores how Oorja is making clean energy accessible to low-income and marginalised farmers through its affordable solar farming services.

This case study focuses on Oorja’s Climate-Smart Farmer Advisory that provides training to smallholder farmers on modern and sustainable agronomic practices.

Several studies suggest that female-led ventures show a robust commitment to social responsibility, surpassing their counterparts that lack women in founding teams.

CEO Amit Saraogi and Senior Manager Ankur Singh answer some of the most pressing questions mobilizing young climate enthusiasts into the Climate Action workforce.

Clementine was featured in an interview focusing on Women Influencers in the May 2023 edition of the Energetica India Magazine.

Mercom India announced the awards under eleven categories, recognizing the exceptional work helping drive the country forward in its energy transition.

As Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship celebrates 25 years of accelerating and accompanying social enterprises worldwide, we asked agents of impact to look ahead to the next 25 years and share their thoughts on the future of this sector.

This report aims to survey the outlook for the off-grid solar market and interventions needed for the sector to achieve its full potential impact.

Oorja partnered with Sopact through the Miller Center in order to measure and manage their social impact.

For India’s solar energy sector, across the chain of generation, distribution and last mile work, hundreds of startups have taken birth.