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Automotive spare parts aggregator Garaaz raises Rs 4.55 Cr in seed round

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Automotive spare parts aggregator Garaaz raises Rs 4.55 Cr in seed round
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Snippets Automotive spare parts aggregator Garaaz raises Rs 4.55 Cr in seed round Automotive spare parts aggregator Garaaz has raised Rs 4.55 crore (around $530K) in its seed round from GVFL. The Jaipur-based startup plans to expand across states, improve R&D and tech infrastructure, and build a scalable support and logistics network. Founded in 2019 by Shaleen Agarwal, the SaaS-enabled platform connects workshops with spare parts suppliers, offering over 8 million parts across 25 car brands. Its tech-led platform allows easy access to inventory lookups, order management, workshop tracking, and analytics, thereby solving pain points around product availability, pricing opacity, and delivery delays in the aftermarket space. The firm generates revenue through a combination of SaaS subscriptions, margins on transactions, and value-added logistics and data services. Garaaz claims to have seen 3X growth in the past two years, with sales doubling in FY24–25 over the previous year. Garaaz competes with several Indian startups operating in the auto aftermarket and B2B spare parts space. The list includes boodmo, SpareIt, Koovers, and Automovill. Disclaimer: Bareback Media has recently raised funding from a group of investors. Some of the investors may directly or indirectly be involved in a competing business or might be associated with other companies we might write about. This shall, however, not influence our reporting or coverage in any manner whatsoever. You may find a list of our investors here.

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Astrophel Aerospace raises Rs 6.84 Cr in pre-seed round
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Automoto raises first tranche of extended pre-seed at Rs 100 Cr valuation

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Automoto raises first tranche of extended pre-seed at Rs 100 Cr valuation
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