Dharana Capital, an India-focused growth-stage investment firm, today announced it has led an INR 137 crores funding round in Petpooja, India’s largest cloud-based SaaS platform for restaurants. The funding round, a mix of primary and secondary capital, also saw participation from Ashish Gupta, co-founder of Helion Ventures; Abhiraj Singh Bhal, Varun Khaitan, Raghav Chandra, founders of Urban Company; and Mukund Kulashekaran, Chief Business Officer at Urban Company.
Founded in 2011 by Parthiv Patel and Apurv Patel, Petpooja powers over 100,000 restaurants in India, the Middle East, the US, and Africa, across 140+ cities. Among Indian cloud-based restaurant POS players, Petpooja is the category leader, processing over 7 million orders daily. Petpooja continues to add allied products like payroll and invoice automation for its customers.
The fresh capital will be utilised to enhance Petpooja’s product portfolio, accelerate AI-driven automation, and bolster customer support.
Commenting on the round, Vamsi Duvvuri, Founder and Managing Partner, Dharana Capital said, “As India’s food service ecosystem undergoes rapid digitization, Petpooja has emerged as the core technology backbone for restaurants. Their resilience and customer-first approach has set them apart, and we look forward to supporting them in this next chapter of growth.”
Parthiv Patel, Co-Founder and CEO of Petpooja said, “Our partnership with Dharana marks an exciting new chapter for us. This round will help us accelerate product innovation and continue building solutions that help restaurants simplify their operations.”