Arya.ag, India’s largest integrated grain commerce platform, announced raising ₹725 crore (approximately $80.58 million) in Series D equity funding from GEF Capital Partners. The investment will deepen engagement with farmers and their organizations to promote climate-smart, market-led agriculture practices while building resilience among smallholder farmers against climate change uncertainties.
Reducing Post-Harvest Losses at Farm Gate
Founded in 2013 by Prasanna Rao, Anand Chandra, and Chattanathan Devarajan, Arya.ag’s model bridges the trust gap in Indian agriculture, builds efficient networks, and unlocks higher incomes for farmers. The funds will strengthen Arya.ag’s ability to control post-harvest losses at farm gate and across agricultural supply chains.
| Company Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Series D Funding | ₹725 crore (~$80.58 million) |
| Investor | GEF Capital Partners |
| H1 FY26 Net Revenue | ₹300 crore (28% YoY growth) |
| H1 FY26 Profit | ₹31.5 crore (39% YoY growth) |
| District Coverage | 60% of Indian districts |
| Warehouse Network | 12,000 agri-warehouses |
| Annual Grain Storage | $3 billion worth |
| Loan Disbursement | $1.5+ billion annually |
| Profitability Status | India’s only profitable agritech |
Through its integrated value chain approach spanning pre-harvest to post-harvest solutions, Arya.ag enables the smallest stakeholders in Indian agriculture to participate equitably in value chains by helping them decide when and to whom to sell produce. Its expanding network of Smart Farm Centres, combined with comprehensive storage, finance, and commerce solutions, helps farmers and FPOs sustainably improve incomes at scale.
Addressing Critical Market Gap for Smallholders
Prasanna Rao, Co-Founder and CEO of Arya.ag, stated that this investment validates their approach of building integrated solutions addressing real challenges faced by India’s farming community. GEF as a partner shares their conviction on profitably building equitable agri value chains by reducing vulnerability to climate and market risks.
With over 60% of India’s workforce engaged in agriculture and more than half of farming households excluded from formal credit sources, Arya.ag’s integrated platform addresses critical gaps by providing farmgate-level agri networks and solutions including farm insights, storage, instant finance, and transparent market linkages.
Profitable Growth Across Storage, Finance, Commerce
The company reported net revenue of ₹300 crore in H1 FY26, marking 28% growth over last year, while profits rose 39% to ₹31.5 crore during the same period. With rapid growth across storage, finance, and commerce, Arya.ag has been the partner of choice for farmers, FPOs, agri-enterprises, and financial institutions building more efficient, climate-smart agri-ecosystems.
For more on agritech innovation, Arya.ag continues growing as India’s only profitable agritech, cementing its position as the country’s leading integrated agri solutions platform. The company’s operations span 60% of Indian districts with networks aggregating and storing $3 billion of grain annually while enabling disbursement of over $1.5 billion in loans to agricultural stakeholders.
Avendus Capital served as exclusive financial advisor for this equity round, with PwC, law firm JSA, and Aeka providing advisory support.
