India, Sept. 29 -- Restaurant point-of-sale (PoS) startup Petpooja has raised INR 137 Cr (about $15.4 Mn) in a round led by VC firm Dharana Capital.

The funding round, which was a mix of primary and secondary transactions, also saw participation from Helion Ventures cofounder Ashish Gupta, Urban Company cofounders Abhiraj Singh Bhal, Varun Khaitan, and Raghav Chandra; and Urban Company CBO Mukund Kulashekaran. However the startup didn't give a breakdown of the primary and secondary component.

The startup will deploy the fresh capital to expand its product portfolio, accelerate AI-powered automation, and strengthen customer support operations.

Founded in 2011 by Parthiv Patel and Apurv Patel, Petpooja offers a cloud-based software platf...