aQysta envisions a world where even the smallest farmers can be profitable, while farming in harmony with nature
our Purpose
our Mission
Our Story
Pratap grew up to become an engineer and received a scholarship to do an MSc program at the Technical University of Delft, the Netherlands. He met aQysta’s co-founders, Fred Henny and Lennart Budelmann and started working on solutions for his community. Together they developed the “Barsha Pump”, a renewable irrigation pump that uses the power of flowing water sources (like rivers) to lift water to farmlands without external inputs. Today, Pratap’s parents and more than 7.000 smallholder farmers in 27 countries benefit from this technology.
These insights encouraged aQysta to start its Farm Incubator, in which we link farmers to premium markets that provide higher prices for their harvest. We then prepare the farmers to be able to supply to these premium markets by providing the right capital, knowledge, quality inputs, and technology.

Our Journey
- 2012-2013
Founded

Philips innovation Award

Bearing Point Award

DOW SISCA Award

- 2014-2015
First commercial
production
European venture competition

- 2016-2017
Market
Introduction

- 2018-2020
International
expansion

- 2021
Transformation of
business model

Our team
International and management team with a strong track record of product development

Inspiring leader with first-hand experience of small-holder farming in Nepal
Msc. Economics and finance with annotation in Entrepreneurship
Previous experience: Bosch, BoP Inc, Kathamndu University
Forbes 30 under 30
Strategy, Business development, Sales, Marketing and Finance

Diligent leader with experience in operations and project management
Passionate to bridge impact and profit
Msc. Supply Chain Management with annotation in Technology in Sustainable Development.
Previous experience: Airbus, Mercedes
Process & People Management, Finance, Strategy, Sales

Creative product designer with experience in design, development and manufacturing
Passionate to create a positive impact with technology
Msc. Industrial Prduct Design and specialization in Integrated Prduct Design
Product Design & Development, Research, Manufacturing, Strategy

Inspiring leader with first-hand experience of small-holder farming in Nepal
Msc. Economics and finance with annotation in Entrepreneurship
Previous experience: Bosch, BoP Inc, Kathamndu University
Forbes 30 under 30
Strategy, Business development, Sales, Marketing and Finance
pratap thapa

Diligent leader with experience in operations and project management
Passionate to bridge impact and profit
Msc. Supply Chain Management with annotation in Technology in Sustainable Development.
Previous experience: Airbus, Mercedes
Process & People Management, Finance, Strategy, Sales
Lennart Budelmann

Creative product designer with experience in design, development and manufacturing
Passionate to create a positive impact with technology
Msc. Industrial Prduct Design and specialization in Integrated Prduct Design
Product Design & Development, Research, Manufacturing, Strategy
Fred henny
pratap thapa
Lennart Budelmann
Fred henny
Team Netherlands


Team Nepal


Team Malawi


Team India

