“You may be born in a small town, but that doesn’t mean you have a small-town mind.” These words hold true when describing Kumar Ranjan. Growing up in a humble town could have made him go after wealth and impact in other countries – especially with a mind as creative as his. But he had other ideas. And even though he lacked the support, he had dreams to make it big in the country he was born in and positively impact those around him. Dreams he was able to materialize by tapping into the power of manifestation. In doing so, he made it his mission to make India better and healthier through his innovations.

This is his story.

Kumar Ranjan is a 2x serial entrepreneur focusing on creating major changes in the world of automotives and agriculture. After graduating from MIT, a college of high repute located in Manipal, India instead of “going to a foreign country and creating a life for himself”, he instead chose to build everything for India first.

From Humble Beginnings to Becoming the Founder of eFeed

Kumar Ranjan grew up in a small, tier-3 city of Lucknow. However, academically inclined since the beginning and wanting to do great things in his life, he didn’t let his small upbringing get in the way of his big dreams.

He moved forward achieving academic excellence at every step while in school and was awarded the title of Child Scientist by the government of India. However, it wasn’t until his admission in Manipal Institute of Technology, that he revealed his ingenuity to the nation – building “India’s first autonomous car” under “Project Manas”, the official AI and Robotics team of MAHE, Manipal.

After completing school and college, he wanted to do something for India. Holding true to his belief of social impact first and profits later, Kumar Ranjan started participating in startup ventures that can bring real change to people’s lives. An avid driver safety advocate, he helped companies like Intel launch their advanced assist driver software in India.

However, these early ventures pale in comparison to eFeed – a company that he started post-pandemic for which he was able to get funding of $530K USD in the pre-seed round.

eFeed is an animal feed consulting app that aims to resolve the end-to-end food supply chain to improve the quality of food and the environment. To achieve it, the company brings transparency to the entire food supply chain to empower feed manufacturers, farmers, dairies, and consumers to make informed decisions.

Manifestation of Your Dreams and Self-Belief Is the Key to Achieving Everything

Kumar Ranjan might be a successful entrepreneur today, but none of it could have come to pass if not for his power in self-belief. At the young age of 29, he was diagnosed with stage 1 RCC cancer – shortly after raising the first successful funding for his venture. Feeling broken and alone during that period, he found himself unable to accept the fact that after all the hard work, facing mortality would be his reward. However, he soon realized that his lifestyle choices set him on the path of declining help. Thankfully, after making bigger changes in his life, he came back stronger.

But while his health was in decline, Kumar Ranjan recognized his loneliness. It made him realize that every man and boy should be taught that it is OK to be not OK. No one can be strong all the time. He believes that as women come together to support others, men who suffer through intense mental stresses during trying times should come together in support of each other. It taught him valuable lessons in gratitude, empathy, and self-belief.

Kumar Ranjan mustered these elements together and manifested his success, which, for him, is finding happiness in putting smiles on the faces of people around him. For him, this sense of joy is the reason for his success. And now, the only thing that he believes would bring him happiness would be to impact the lives of 10 million farmers in India through eFeed to improve their socio-economic conditions.