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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicGrocery Startup

Topic: Grocery Startup

Zepto becomes first startup in India to surpass billion-dollar valuation mark in a year

The grocery startup said it raised $200 million in fresh funding 'in the midst of the deepest downturn in capital markets in over a decade' from US-based investment firms.

Store to door in 8 mins, but online grocery shoppers don’t care about speed. It’s price, quality

Quick-delivery apps may need to alter business models to compete with conventional ones, it says. 61 per cent of online customers are willing to wait 3-24 hours for their groceries.

Grocery startup Zepto, founded by 2 Indian teenagers, crosses over Rs 6,800 cr valuation

The teens, both 19, dropped out of Stanford University to return to India. The Mumbai-headquartered company reached its valuation within nine months of beginning 10-minute deliveries.

Instant grocery delivery start-up Zepto doubles value to Rs 4,300 crore

The start-up’s newest funding comes 45 days after a previous capital raise of Rs 450 crore at Rs 1,700 crore valuation.

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