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AgriSolar’s Winning Pitch Earns $20,000 to Fund their Big Idea

AgriSolar — a mobile and scalable solar-powered irrigation system designed for smallholder farmers’ accessibility and affordability — took home top honors and the first-ever Biggie trophy in the 12th annual Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day on May 7.
Sam Goldman
May 23, 2025
1 min
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AgriSolar — a mobile and scalable solar-powered irrigation system designed for smallholder farmers’ accessibility and affordability — took home top honors and the first-ever Biggie trophy in the 12th annual Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day on May 7.

Berkeley graduate students Aseef Raihan, Ayushi Raj Bhatt, Omogbolahan Idowu, and Vinaya Acharekar have already deployed their portable system in Nigeria.

“It’s extremely exciting for the whole team that Big Ideas and others believe in this, believe in us, and are entrusting us with this award,” Raihan said. “This is a responsibility to do well.”

Read more about AgriSolar and this year’s Grand Prize Pitch Day here.

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