Funding · Agriculture & Food Systems
Arya.ag raises $80.5M in Series D round
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Arya.ag
- What it does
- Integrated grain commerce platform
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- $80.6 Mn
- Stage
- Series D
- Founded
- 2013
What they do
Arya.ag is a post-harvest platform that manages warehouses and provides loans against stored produce
What happened
It raised $80.6M in Series D funding a few days ago, aiming for a public listing in two years
Why it matters
The company aggregates $3B worth of grains annually and has enabled over $1.5B in loans
The details
- Arya.ag was founded in 2013 as a post-harvest platform.
- Founder Prasanna Rao and cofounder Anand Chandra acquired Arya Collateral, a collateral management firm under JM Baxi Group, using personal savings and friends-and-family funds.
- The company initially managed warehouses for banks, where farmers stored produce as collateral.
- In 2015, it pivoted to leasing and running warehouses directly.
- It raised $80.6M in a Series D round a few days ago (as of 20 Jan 2026).
- The company aims for a public listing in the next two years.
The bigger picture
- Arya.ag claims to be 'India's largest integrated grain commerce platform'.
- It has raised $200M in consolidated funding to date.
- The company's network includes over 12,000 warehouses and it aggregates $3B worth of grains per year.
- It has enabled disbursement of over $1.5B in loans.
About the business
- Arya.ag provides pre and post-harvest technology adoption and market linkage for farmers.
- Early bank partners included ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, and Central Bank of India.
- Revenue crossed INR 100Cr in FY20, and FY21 was the only year it reported a consolidated loss.
What happens next
- Arya.ag aims for a public listing in the next two years.
The deal
- Type
- funding
Founders
- Prasanna Rao, founder
- Anand Chandra, cofounder
- Chattanathan Devarajan, cofounder
About Arya.ag
- Product
- based agritech firm
- Customers
- Farmers, grain buyers and other participants in the agricultural supply chain
- How it makes money
- Operates a grain commerce and credit-enabled platform for post-harvest agricultural trade and storage
- What sets it apart
- Combines large farmer reach with digital asset records and supply-chain financing
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