KAIVALYA VOHRA
Zepto rolls out Pay Later facility
Quick commerce platform Zepto launched new features. These include a 'Pay Later' option for interest-free credit and real-time images of fresh produce. The company is moving beyond just fast delivery. It aims to reduce shopping friction and serve customers better. These changes focus on customer behaviour. The platform also added an 'Add After Checkout' function.
360 ONE to finance AIMS founder's stake buyback
The asset management firm is expected to lend about ₹600 crore to facilitate the repurchase of shares from British International Investment (BII) and OrbiMed, which hold the stakes in AIMS' parent entity, Blue Sapphire Healthcare. The deal with 360 ONE is likely to be signed within the next few weeks, the people said.
ETtech Profile | Anjali Sardana: the 23-year-old Pronto founder behind a $100 million house-help startup
Investors in the segment compare Sardana’s aggressive approach with Zepto’s Palicha, who slugged it out with Zomato’s Blinkit and Swiggy’s Instamart in a highly competitive industry.
'Speed, disruption & home-grown brains': Zepto's Kaivalya Vohra & Aadit Palicha emerge as India's youngest wealth creators
India's startup ecosystem creates young billionaires at breakneck speed. Zepto co-founders Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha lead the Hurun Rich List 2025 youngest wealth creators. Technology innovation compresses wealth creation timelines. Aravind Srinivas of Perplexity debuts as a young billionaire. This shows India's shift to a deep-tech, product-led powerhouse. Diverse sectors like fintech, cybersecurity, and AI show growth.
11 startups join unicorn club in 2025; Bengaluru remains biggest hub in India: Hurun report
The most valuable unicorns include Zerodha at $8.2 billion, Razorpay and Lenskart at $7.5 billion each, and Groww at $7 billion. These companies collectively employ over 206,000 people, with Lenskart, OfBusiness, and PhysicsWallah leading in workforce size.
MapmyIndia to invest Rs 25 crore in Zepto
Consequent to the deal, the homegrown digital mapping services company will hold a 0.049% stake in the quick commerce startup. Last month, NBFC Elcid Investments had picked a small stake in Zepto for Rs 7.5 crore. These transactions are being done to add 8-10% of Indian shareholding—besides the 28% held by founders Aadit Palicha, Kaivalya Vohra, and the company’s ESOP pool—to the cap table before the company files for its IPO.
Zepto's Aadit Palicha to Generic Aadhaar's Arjun Deshpande: Hurun lists India’s top under-30 entrepreneurs
The inaugural Avendus Wealth–Hurun India U30 List 2025 recognizes 79 outstanding Indian entrepreneurs under 30, highlighting the country's next generation of business leaders across diverse sectors. Mumbai leads with the most entrepreneurs, while Zepto's co-founders, Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha, are the youngest on the list at 22.
Meet the youngest man and woman in India's top 200 self-made entrepreneurs list
Kaivalya Vohra, 21, and Ghazal Alagh, 36, are the youngest self-made entrepreneurs featured in India’s Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennia 2024 list. Vohra, co-founder of Zepto, has revolutionized the grocery delivery industry with its 10-minute delivery service, while Alagh, co-founder of Mamaearth, has driven the brand’s growth with its eco-friendly, toxin-free personal care products.
Zepto founders top Hurun list of youngest self-made entrepreneurs
Kaivalya Vohra, 21-year-old co-founder of Zepto, is India's youngest self-made billionaire. Zepto's valuation has surged 259% in a year. Other young entrepreneurs like Shashvat Nakrani, Dilsher Malhi, Karan Mehta, Ritesh Agarwal, and Rajan Bajaj are also making significant strides in India's startup ecosystem.
Hurun Self-Made Entrepreneurs: Youngest founder is 21-year-old Zepto founder, check full list here
Hurun India unveiled its 2024 list of top self-made entrepreneurs. Radhakishan Damani secured the top spot. Deepinder Goyal's Zomato ranked second. Several non-unicorn companies featured in the top ten. Young entrepreneurs like Zepto's founders and BharatPe's Shashvat Nakrani also made the list. Three leading companies are based in Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Gurugram.
Zepto's Aadit Palicha rejects Shaadi.com CEO Anupam Mittal's bride proposal, conversation goes viral
A witty billboard featuring Shaadi.com and Zepto went viral this wedding season. Zepto offered to deliver Manyavar attire in 10 minutes. Shaadi.com humorously countered, stating finding a groom takes longer. The brands' founders engaged in playful banter online. Other brands like Faasos and CashKaro joined the fun.
How Zepto is poaching workers from Instamart, Blinkit, other rival firms to win the quick commerce war
Zepto, India's quick-comm unicorn co-founded by 21-year-old Kaivalya Vohra, is aggressively expanding its market share by offering massive salary hikes to attract top talent from competitors like Swiggy Instamart and Blinkit. The startup is spending heavily, with a monthly cash burn of ₹250 crore, to gain an edge in the crowded grocery delivery space. Despite this, the company has secured ₹2,500 crore in fresh funding and continues to grow rapidly, aiming for long-term profitability.
Hurun India Rich List 2024: Gautam Adani tops India’s rich list
Film star Shah Rukh Khan made his debut on the Hurun India Rich list with a wealth of Rs 7,300 crore, fuelled by his stakes in Kolkata Knight Riders and Red Chillies Entertainment Juhi Chawla and family (Rs 4,600 crore), Hrithik Roshan (Rs 2,000 crore), Karan Johar (Rs 1,400 crore), and Amitabh Bachchan (Rs 1,600 crore) are among the others from the film industry.
Hurun's Richest Indians list: 21-year-old Kaivalya Vohra is the youngest. Check full list
Hurun India has revealed its 2024 list of the richest Indians, featuring 21-year-old Zepto founder Kaivalya Vohra as the youngest. Vohra's net worth stands at Rs 3,600 crore, followed closely by his 22-year-old co-founder Aadit Palicha with Rs 4,300 crore. The list also includes young billionaires from various sectors.
Quick-commerce firm Zepto elevates Nikhil Mittal to chief technology officer
Mittal joined Zepto as its first employee more than two years ago, and has been associated with the company since then. His elevation comes after the Mumbai-based startup recently raised $31.25 million in a fresh funding round from existing investors such as Goodwater Capital and Nexus Venture Partners.
Mukesh Ambani reclaims richest Indian position
Industrialist Gautam Adani, despite a 57% erosion in wealth, was ranked second in the list with a wealth of ₹4,74,800 crore. Last year, he was ahead of Ambani by ₹3 lakh crore.
Zepto elevates Ankit Agarwal to chief product officer position
Agarwal joined the company last year, and his elevation comes after the company recently raised $200 million in fresh capital, led by StepStone, a limited partner of Nexus Venture Partners.
Man applies for product designer job at Zepto, gets offer for delivery boy. CEO Kaivalya Vohra responds
According to a 22-year-old named Yash Acharya, he applied for the product design intern role at Zepto through LinkedIn. The story took an amusing twist when Acharya received an email suggesting he'd be a great fit for the "Delivery Boy (Mumbai) role at Zepto!"
Meet Kaivalya Vohra, the youngest Indian who made it to Hurun Rich List with net worth above Rs 1,000 Cr
Vohra founded Zepto along with his teammate Aadit Palicha who has net worth above Rs 1,200. Vohra and Palicha decided to start their own business after dropping out from Stanford.
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