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Quick Commerce · June 2026 · IPO Filing

India's Checkout Counter Goes Instant

India's quick commerce market has grown from ₹133 billion to ₹963 billion in just three years — and Zepto is filing a ₹80,100 million IPO on the back of a ~119.5% order-volume CAGR.

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India Quick Commerce Market Size (CY2025) — up from ₹133B in CY2022, ~95% growth in 3 years. Projected ₹5.1–7.1 trillion by CY2030. Over two-thirds of all online grocery orders in India now flow through quick commerce.

26–30% of online retail GMV projected by CY2030 (vs. ~13% today)

~119.5%CAGR

Order Volume CAGR · FY2024–FY2026 Fastest-growing scaled quick commerce platform in India (Redseer)

Orders roughly quintupled in two fiscal years

Zepto at a Glance — March 31, 2026

Annual Transacting Users: 47.97 Mn
Dark Stores: 1,139
Warehouses: 75
Premises Ownership: 100% Leased
Business Flywheels: Densification · Data · Ops · Tech · Founders

Deal Structure at a Glance

Fresh Issue: ₹80,100 Mn
Face Value: ₹5 per share
Pre-IPO Placement Option: Up to ₹16,020 Mn
Pre-IPO Cap: 20% of Fresh Issue
Min. Fresh Issue (if Pre-IPO exercised): ₹64,080 Mn
Offer for Sale: 113.5 Mn shares
OFS Sellers: 6 investor shareholders
SEBI Eligibility Route: Regulation 6(2)
Listing: BSE + NSE
Book Running Lead Managers: 7 BRLMs
Registrar: Kfin Technologies

Nexus Ventures VI Holdings leads the OFS with 57.36 million shares at a weighted average cost of just ₹3.91 per share — a remarkable return on an early bet on quick commerce.
— Zepto UDRHP-I · June 8, 2026

IPO Proceeds — Dark Store Reality Check

Existing dark store rent: ₹17,349 Mn
New dark store expansion: ₹16,290 Mn
Total real estate allocation: ₹33,639 Mn (42%)
Technology & cloud infra: ₹13,248 Mn
Marketing (Zepto Marketplace): ₹5,200 Mn
Dark stores & warehouses owned: Zero — all leased

Founder Control via Family Trusts

Lazarus Trust (Aadit Palicha): 9.03%
The Vohra Trust (Kaivalya Vohra): 7.48%
Aadit Palicha — direct: 1.07%
Kaivalya Vohra — direct: 0.89%
Nexus VI WACA (largest OFS seller): ₹3.91/share
Nexus VI shares offered in OFS: 57.36 M
Glade Brook (7.73%) — OFS participation: Not selling
Employee Stock Option Trust: 7.46% fully diluted
Other public shareholders: 31.85%
Total fully diluted shares: 12.60 B

Zepto's IPO is, at its core, a real estate financing exercise. Of the ₹80,100 million fresh issue, roughly 42% — ₹16,289.75 million for new dark stores plus ₹17,349.41 million for existing lease rentals — is locked into leased physical space the company does not own. Every 10-minute promise runs on borrowed square footage that demands continuous capital to sustain.

The 119.5% order CAGR between FY2024 and FY2026 is the fastest among scaled quick commerce platforms in India — but that velocity has been built on a leased infrastructure base, not owned assets. Filing under SEBI Regulation 6(2), because Zepto does not yet meet standard profitability or net-worth thresholds, means public investors are being asked to fund the path to those thresholds, not celebrate their arrival. Nexus Ventures VI's weighted average cost of ₹3.91 per share will be one of the most scrutinised figures at listing.

The market thesis is hard to dismiss: quick commerce is projected to represent 26–30% of India's online retail GMV by CY2030, up from 13% today. Zepto's IPO is a calculated bet to capture that wave before the build-out cost rises further. Public market investors are not buying a finished platform — they are being asked to fund the physical infrastructure that makes those 10 minutes possible.

'Everyday Low Prices philosophy while driving profitability via cost excellence.'
— Zepto UDRHP-I · Stated Strategy