Shutdown
May 2025Zepto Cafe temporarily paused operations in 44 dark-store cafes across North India amid supply-chain and staffing issues; reports said some staff were moved or quit, and the company described the pause as temporary.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
India-focused quick-commerce and online marketplace for groceries, household essentials, and adjacent convenience items, built around 10-minute delivery and expanding into Zepto Cafe plus ads/subscription offerings.
Primary product
10-minute grocery and household delivery app
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Team size
5,001-10,000
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Quick commerce / online grocery delivery
Offices
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Business model
B2C online marketplace
B2B marketplace for registered businesses
last-mile delivery orchestration
subscription / loyalty (Zepto Pass)
retail media / advertising (Zepto Ads)
Funding
Stage
pre-IPO / late-stage venture
Total raised
$2.9B
Latest round
Pre-IPO round · Oct 2025
Latest amount
$450M
Oct 2025 · CalPERS
Nov 2024
Aug 2024 · General Catalyst
Jun 2024
Aug 2023
May 2022 · Y Combinator Continuity
Dec 2021 · Y Combinator Continuity Fund
Oct 2021 · Glade Brook Capital
Jan 2021 · Contrary Capital
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder, Product & Tech
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Business Officer
General Counsel
CFO & Executive Director
Investors
2 AM Ventures
Avenir Growth Capital
Avra Capital
CalPERS
Contrary Capital
DST Global
Elcid Investments
General Catalyst
Glade Brook Capital
Global Founders Capital
Goodwater Capital
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente
Lachy Groom
Manik Gupta
MapmyIndia
Mars Growth Capital
Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Neeraj Arora
Nexus Venture Partners
Razor Ventures
StepStone Group
Y Combinator
Y Combinator Continuity Fund
Work & culture
Speed-first, customer-obsessed, first-principles culture that emphasizes ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and high execution velocity.
Compensation
Public job postings mention competitive salary plus equity with significant upside; one engineering listing advertised roughly a $30K-$80K annual salary band depending on role.
Benefits
Competitive salary
Equity compensation
Some roles advertised as remote
Direct exposure to founders and investors
Fast-growth / rocketship environment
Product & market
Pricing
Marketplace retail pricing plus delivery fees, with monetization from subscriptions (Zepto Pass) and advertising (Zepto Ads).
Differentiators
- —10-minute delivery promise
- —Dense dark-store network
- —Hyperlocal fulfillment and routing
- —Broad assortment across groceries and convenience items
- —In-house engineering platforms (Phoenix / Delta)
- —Retail-media and brand-insights products
Technology
React Native
TypeScript
Node.js
AWS Lambda
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon S3
Amazon CloudFront
GitHub Actions
Docker
Kubernetes
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Apache Airflow
RabbitMQ
Google Cloud
MLflow
Google Analytics
Clevertap
Razorpay
Retool
Customers
Consumers and households in India
Registered businesses (B2B users)
Brand partners using Zepto Ads / Brand Portal
Competitors
Blinkit
Swiggy Instamart
BigBasket Now
Amazon Fresh
Flipkart Minutes
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1B-$2B (LinkedIn-reported annual revenue about USD 1.2B)
Estimated monthly visits
9.2M
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Layoff
Oct 2025Multiple reports said Zepto's automation/cost-cutting push affected hundreds of employees, with around 300 people reportedly let go in the latest round and more than 500 jobs impacted since April 2025.
SourceOther
Jul 2026Public reporting says Zepto is negotiating IPO pricing around a much lower $2.5B-$3B valuation than its last private round and could defer listing if terms do not improve.
SourceOther
Jul 2026Coverage reported a sharply reset IPO valuation target of about $3B, down from the prior $7B private valuation, as Zepto worked toward public-market debut.
SourceLatest news
The Economic Times · Jul 2026
Reports that Zepto is discussing IPO pricing around $2.5B-$3B and may defer the listing if the price gap does not close.
The Hindu BusinessLine · Jul 2026
Reported a proposed IPO structure and a sharp valuation reset to roughly $3B, far below the prior private valuation.
Reuters · Jun 2026
Reuters reported Zepto's IPO filing, fundraising target, revenue growth, and widening losses ahead of a public-market debut.
Reuters · Dec 2025
Reuters reported Zepto filed for a confidential-route IPO and competes with Blinkit and Instamart in India's quick-commerce market.
Reuters · Oct 2025
Reuters reported Zepto's $450M round led by new and existing investors, valuing the company at $7B.
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