Charles Vijay V
Founder & CEO
The company’s product “SAPER” is the “World’s First Coconut Sap Tapping Robot” which have patents granted in 28 major coconut developing countries which constitutes 90% of the global coconut market. SAPER can perform all the activities of a traditional tapper and the fresh sap is collected at the ground level. With the centralized closed collection technology, fresh contamination free sap from multiple trees can be collected and stored. A tapper is required to install and dismantle the device and thus reduces the burden of tree climbs from 270 times to just 2 times for an inflorescence. A single tapper can handle a hectare of land and increases the productivity. With the precision robotic cutting mechanism yield of the inflorescence is doubled. The device works on AI, Solar energy and leaves zero carbon foot print. Our device helps improve the income of both farmer & tapper, reduces the risks associated with tree climbs and fatal falls.
The company aims to scale the robotic device to serve the
global market as the demand for value- added products like
Coco Sugar, Jaggery, Coco honey, Coconut Cider Vinegar, etc
are in rapid growth. The Coconut Sugar itself is a 1.3 Billion
USD market. It gained popularity due to its Low Glycemic Index
and are rich in vitamins & minerals. It has twice the
iron, four times the magnesium, and over ten times the zinc
when compared to brown sugar obtained from sugar cane. Our
robotic device boosts the agrarian economy, improves the
export income, eliminates poverty, increases the yield &
productivity, promotes gender equality, women empowerment,
minimizes the risks associated with tree climbs and ensures
better livelihood to Coconut farmers especially in the rural
areas. We share the common interests with the United Nations
and achieves 9 out of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
“The juice of coconut tree can be transformed into a sugar as soft as honey. Nature created this product such that it could not be processed in factories. Palm Sugar can only be produced in palm tree habitats. Local population can easily turn nectar into coconut blossom sugar. It is a way to solve the world’s poverty. It is also an antidote against misery.”
- Mahathma Gandhi ( 3 / 5 / 1939 )
Nava Design & Innovation Pvt Ltd is an Agri-tech startup company founded in 2016 that works towards bringing AI & Robotics to enrich the agriculture sector. The primary focus of the company is to help farmers & FPOs gain better profits and increase productivity to meet the National & International demand. Increase in production allows farmers to diversify the product portfolios and can encourage women empowerment in the cottage industries by manufacturing value-added products.
In 2017, the company started incubated in the Maker Village under MeitY. During its journey, the company has received Idea Day Grant from KSUM and Ankur Grant from BPCL. Singularity University – Silicon Valley, has recognized Nava Design & Innovation as one of the top 25 startups for Global Impact Challenge in India. The company has received seed investments from IIITMK and also won the Altair startup challenge. Millennium Alliance, a consortium of partners including USAID, DST, FICCI, DFID, ICCO Cooperation, Netherlands, World Bank Group, Facebook, and Marico Innovation Foundation granted the Stage-1 Award for piloting the device in the rural areas. In 2020, “SAPER” won the prestigious “National Startup Award” by #startupindia in the agriculture productivity domain.
Founder & CEO
CTO
Lead Mechanical Designer
Lead Automation Designer
Embedded Engineer
Operations Head
Master Tapping Technician
+91-9446309596
+91-8848506173
Maker Village, KITZ, KINFRA,
Hi-Tech Innovation Park,
Kochi, Kerala, India
Pin. 683 503
17/285, H-Lane, Estate Road,
Erumathala P.O, Aluva,
Ernakulam District, Kerala
Pin. 683 112