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Arya.ag — Warehousing and Financing So Farmers Don't Have to Sell Right After Harvest

2026.03.26

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Arya.ag (Arya Collateral Warehousing Services), founded in 2013 and headquartered in Noida, is a grain warehousing and agri-finance platform. Its co-founders are Prasanna Rao, Anand Chandra, and Chattanathan Devarajan. Grain supply in India concentrates at harvest time, pushing prices down, but small producers have neither storage space nor the funds to wait it out. The company offers warehousing and financing together, lending against stored inventory as collateral so farmers can wait until prices recover. Because it tracks inventory in its warehouses, it can assess collateral quickly. Revenue for FY2025 (year ended March 2025) was ₹450.8 crore (1 crore = 10 million rupees), up 27.9% year on year; it has about 1,250 employees and has raised a cumulative $199.51 million (including a ₹725 crore Series D led by GEF Capital in January 2026).

This article is based on what we could verify As of September 19, 2026 This page is based on the disclosures and news reports from each company that we were able to confirm as of that date. Amounts in the text follow the notation commonly used in India, with ₹1 crore = 10 million rupees, and yen figures are approximations calculated at a little over 1.7 yen to the rupee. Store counts, funding raised, and results at Indian companies change over short periods, so when making a business decision, please check the latest information in primary sources such as each company's own announcements.

Arya.ag runs warehouses where farmers and traders in agricultural produce deposit their harvest, and lends money against the stock they deposit. The aim is to remove the situation in which producers have no choice but to sell at the low prices that follow a harvest.

Company profile

Item	Details
Legal name	Arya.ag (Arya Collateral Warehousing Services)
Year founded	2013
Headquarters	Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
Co-founders	Prasanna Rao, Anand Chandra, Chattanathan Devarajan
Revenue	₹450.8 crore (FY2025, the year ended March 2025; up 27.9% from ₹352.5 crore the year before)
Employees	About 1,250
Total funding raised	About $199.51 million (seven rounds; most recently a ₹725 crore Series D in January 2026, led by GEF Capital)
Listing	Unlisted

Offering warehousing and financing together

Grain supply in India concentrates at harvest time, driving prices down. Even when producers know they could sell for more by storing grain for a few months, small-scale producers have neither the storage space nor the living expenses to cover the wait. As a result, they end up selling when prices are lowest.

Arya.ag provides both warehousing and financing at the same time. Farmers deposit their harvest in a warehouse and borrow against that inventory as collateral. With cash in hand, producers can wait to sell until prices recover.

Because the company knows exactly what and how much is in its warehouses, collateral assessment is fast. That also makes it easier for lenders to extend credit. How the risk is held changes depending on whether the loan comes from the company itself or from a partner.

Scale and funding

FY2025 (fiscal year ended March 2025) revenue was ₹450.8 crore, up 27.9% year on year. In January 2026, the company raised a ₹725 crore (about $80 million) Series D round led by GEF Capital, bringing total funding raised to about $199.51 million. It has about 1,250 employees.

Warehouses need to be spread across the country, which makes the investment in people and facilities heavy. The large amount raised reflects this structure.

Points for Japanese companies

When buying grain or pulses from India, relying only on spot trades at harvest time doesn't give stable volume or quality. Sometimes there's simply nothing available in the market when you want to buy. Going through an operator that holds warehouse inventory makes it easier to spread pickups out over time.

What needs checking is which items are handled at which regional warehouses, how quality grading is done, and whether export documentation can be arranged. Warehouse operators are often set up for domestic distribution, so export logistics may need to be arranged separately.