New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- Indian grain commerce platform Arya.ag has raised Rs.725 crore through an equity funding round led by clean tech investor GEF Capital Partners.

The company will use the capital to increase its engagement with farmers and expand technology-led, climate-smart agricultural practices, it said in a press release.

This comes almost three years after the startup raised $60 million in a Series C round from Luxembourg-based Asia Impact SA, Lighrock India, and Quona Capital, among others. The company was valued at Rs.2,200 crore following that.

"The current funding has taken place at a premium to the previous valuation," co-founder Prasanna Rao said without giving any further details.

"With this investment, GEF becomes the ...