Kirty Datar — Co-Founder
Kirty is the Co-Founder at CaneBOT®. Kirty and her husband, Milind Datar quit their corporate jobs and embarked on their entrepreneurial journey. They started with a vision to revive the dying culture of drinking Sugarcane Juice in India. After having sold more than 28 lakh glasses of Fresh Sugarcane Juice, CaneBOT has now developed a Patented Food-Robotics Solution offering Fresh & Hygienic Sugarcane Juice. Our autonomous smart kiosk enables 24X7 availability of Freshly Crushed Sugarcane Juice at convenient locations. Our Contact-less and All-Digital Solution is poised for increased market adoption in the post-COVID world and is ready to scale to achieve its mission of making Sugarcane Juice a Lifestyle Beverage. CaneBOT is a Frugal Innovation addressing one of the largest Sugarcane Juice drinking markets in the world. By leveraging Industry 4.0, CaneBOT has redefined the journey of Sugarcane from Farm-to-Glass, positively impacting the Social and Economic Fabric of Rural Farmers, Health of Urban Consumers and the Nation’s Economy at large. CaneBOT is currently incubated with NSRCEL, IIM-Bangalore, Atal Innovation Mission ‘AIM Catalysts’ under Niti Ayog, Venture Center and associated with SINE-IITBombay. They are also a part Cornell Maha60, India’s first Ivy League Business Accelerator Program. CaneBOT was one of Finalist at Shark Tank India - Season 1. They have received various Government Grants for building their Tech Innovation. Prior to starting her Entrepreneurial Journey, Kirty has worked in IT for over 13 years. She has worked in the field of Technology with various MNCs.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Food Technology entrepreneur with expertise in robotics and business innovation.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 24 yrs 8 mos
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Leadership
- Foodrobotics
Career Highlights
- Co-Founder of CaneBOT, revolutionizing sugarcane juice.
- Developed patented food-robotics solution.
- Incubated with top innovation centers in India.
Work Experience
CaneBOT
Co-Founder (7 yrs 10 mos)
Pure Cane
Co-Founder (5 yrs 6 mos)
Independent
PLM Expert - Consulting (5 yrs 4 mos)
Geometric Ltd.
Manager - Technical Competency Center - Product Lifecycle Management (7 yrs 2 mos)
Selectica
Technical Specialist (1 yr)
Ness Technologies
Developer (0 mo)
Quantum Technologies
Technical Trainer (2 yrs)
IBM Learning Services
Technical Trainer (1 yr)
Education
at IIMBx | Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Maha 60 at Cornell University
at Sacred Heart Convent School