Zepto

Growth Strategies

WaterBridge Ventures' Manish Kheterpal on IPO Boom, Mid-Stage Struggles, and 'Bharat Wapsi' Phenomenon

The fundraising landscape in 2024-25 marks a shift from the era of "easy money" to a more strategic phase, focusing on profitability, larger deals, and changing investor behaviors within the startup ecosystem.

News and Trends

This Week's Best Startup Funding: August 24–31

Here is a list of the startups that have raised the most money this week, from August 24 to August 31.

News and Trends

Quick Commerce Platform Zepto Raises USD 340 Mn in Follow-On Round, Boosting Valuation to USD 5 Bn

Zepto plans to use the new capital to double its dark stores to 700 by March 2025 and expand into new markets such as Nasik, Chandigarh, Vizag, and Ahmedabad.

News and Trends

Quick Commerce Companies Celebrated Raksha Bandhan With Record High Sales

Quick commerce companies enjoyed Raksha Bandhan with highest ever sales in one day

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This Week's Best Startup Funding: August 10–16

Here is a list of the startups that have raised the most money this week, from August 10 to August 16.

News and Trends

Eco-Friendly Startup Beco Raises USD 10 Mn to Scale Up Operations and Market Reach

The Mumbai-based brand aims to deploy the raised capital towards capacity building and innovation, strengthening offline sales infrastructure, and enhancing brand awareness.

News and Trends

Zepto Secures USD 340 Mn Funding Round, Valuation Hits USD 5 Bn

The fresh capital injection brings Zepto's total funding to over USD 1.6 billion, with USD 1 billion of that amount secured in just the past 50–60 days.

News and Trends

The Best Startup Funding This Week: June 21–28

Here is a list of the startups that have raised the most money this week, from June 21 to June 28.

News and Trends

Zepto's Valuation Zooms to $3.6 Billion, Raises $665 Million

Zepto raised $665 million at a valuation of $3.6 billion following the $235 million the company raised at a $1.4 billion valuation nine months prior.

News and Trends

Indigrid Technology and Hour4u Raise Early-Stage Funding

Here are the Indian startups that announced early-stage funding rounds.

News and Trends

Battery Smart Provides Zepto With Over 1000 EV Battery Swapping Stations

Delivery partners across India benefit from two-minute battery swaps, no charging downtimes, and increased revenues.

Entrepreneurs

Curiosity into Creativity Translator: Aditya Sanghavi

Founded in 2015 by Aditya Sanghavi, the Mumbai-based startup claims to retail in over 5,000 stores across the country through distributors and works with a few supermarket chains.