India, Aug. 19 -- Foodtech startup House of Biryan has raised INR 32 Cr (around $3.6 Mn) in a growth round.

The round saw participation from Bestvantage Investments, along with former Indian skipper MS Dhoni, former CVC Capital Partners' MD Mohit Goyal, Al Siraj Holdings' chief investment officer Abhineet Singh and industry veterans from SoftBank, Kedaara Capital and APAX Partners.

With the fresh capital, the startup plans to expand into tier-I cities, while also scaling up globally.

Founded by chefs Mohammed Bhol and Mikhail Shahani in 2022, House of Biryan is a cloud kitchen startup offering biryani alongside pizza, sushi, and burgers. HoB claims to have served over 2.8 Mn customers and fulfilled 4.9 Mn orders till date.

"This round...