Zepto
Technology / Quick CommerceFounded in 2021 by Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, Zepto is India's fastest-growing quick commerce platform, pioneering the 10-minute grocery delivery model through highly optimized 'dark stores'.
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Quick Facts
- Founded
- 2021
- Founders
- Aadit Palicha & Kaivalya Vohra
- Headquarters
- Mumbai, India (shifting to Bengaluru)
- Industry
- Quick Commerce
About Zepto
Zepto was founded in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic by childhood friends Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra, who dropped out of Stanford University's computer science program. Having struggled to get groceries delivered during lockdowns in Mumbai, they built Zepto to execute ultra-fast, 10-minute deliveries.
Zepto achieves this speed not through reckless driving, but through hyper-local micro-warehouses ('dark stores') optimized for picking and packing speed, coupled with intense route planning algorithms. Zepto became India's first unicorn of 2023, defying a global funding winter, and operates in fierce competition with Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart.
What Zepto Does
Quick Commerce Groceries
10-minute delivery of fresh produce, dairy, and FMCG staples.
Zepto Cafe
Quick delivery of hot beverages and freshly prepared snacks.
Dark Store Network
The underlying operational network of highly optimized micro-warehouses.
Career Areas
Types of professional roles found inside Zepto.
- Software Engineering
- Data Science & Supply Chain Algorithms
- Category Management
- Dark Store Operations & Expansion
- Product Management
- Growth Marketing
Zepto's History
- 2021Founded
Founded in Mumbai by Stanford dropouts Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra.
- 2021Early funding
Raises $60M shortly after launch to aggressively scale the dark store network.
- 2023First 2023 Unicorn
Raises $200M at a $1.4B valuation, becoming the first Indian unicorn of 2023.
- 2024Massive fundraise
Raises over $1 billion across consecutive rounds, pushing valuation past $5B to fund rapid expansion.
Purpose & Values
“To deliver groceries and essentials in 10 minutes”
