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Aadit Palicha
Zepto · Mumbai
Two 19-year-olds with no operations background who promised India 10-minute groceries — and delivered.
Speed obsessionYoung-founder defianceOperational depth
Company
Zepto
Journey
Moves that mattered.
- 2020Dropped out of Stanford at 19. Started KiranaKart.
- 2021Rebranded to Zepto. Promised 10-minute delivery.
- 2023India's fastest unicorn.
- 2024Profitable in core cities. Eyeing IPO.
Struggles
Investors said the unit economics wouldn't work. The dark-store model was untested in India.
Family
Co-founder Kaivalya Vohra is a childhood friend from Dubai. Both single, both still building.
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Around the web
External references & backlinks.
- ↗wikipedia.orgAadit Palicha on Wikipedia
- ↗google.comZepto — official site
- ↗news.google.comAadit Palicha in the news
- ↗crunchbase.comZepto on Crunchbase
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Aadit Palicha, in 1 chapters.
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The story
Two 19-year-olds with no operations background who promised India 10-minute groceries — and delivered.
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