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Agri-tech co. Arya.ag attracts Rs.725-Cr; facilitates exits for early investors

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Noida-based Arya.ag (formerly Arya Collateral) has raised INR 725 crore (about $87 M) in a Series D funding round led by GEF Capital Partners. Avendus Capital acted as the financial advisor to the transaction, with support from PwC, JSA, and Aeka. The all-equity deal comprises 70% primary capital for growth and 30% for secondary sales.Founded in 2013 by Prasanna Rao, Anand Chandra, and Chattanathan Devarajan, Arya.ag operates a “grain commerce” platform offering pre-harvest advisory, storage, financing, and trade. The company plans to use the new funds for deeper farmer engagement, climate-smart practices, farmgate infrastructure, post-harvest loss reduction, and scaling tech-finance solutions for smallholders. This also includes rolling out more Smart Farm Centres, on-farm technology for resilient crops, farmgate storage, and instant finance products. The company's operations cover 60% of districts, managing 12,000 warehouses with USD 3 billion in grain value annually and USD 1.5 billion in loans disbursed. For H1 FY26, Arya.ag reported a net revenue of INR 300 crore, a 28% year-over-year increase, and profits of INR 31.5 crore, a 39% jump. The company is exploring an IPO within 18-24 months post-expansion and has established partnerships, including a recent INR 200 crore financing collaboration with Shivalik Bank.

Between 2016 and 2025, Arya.ag had attracted about USD 170 M from PE-VC investors including Lightrock India, Asia Impact, Blue Earth Capital, Quona Capital, Stride Ventures, Omnivore Partners, Quona Capital, Others.