Zepto is a quick grocery delivery app in India and its founders achieved something very huge recently. The founders, Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha entered the list of richest Indians. It is a massive achievement in itself but what makes it special is that Kaivalya is the youngest Indian to debut in this club. Just at the age of 19 years, the teenage entrepreneur is embarking on such brilliance in life.
19-Year-Old Kaivalya Vohra Made It To India’s Rich List 2022
The IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022 was released very recently and it featured the present names of the richest Indians. Among all the prestigious names, Kaivalya Vohra joined the club with a net worth of ₹1,000 crores. According to the recent IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022, the Zepto co-founder holds the 1,036th position in the richest Indians’ club. He founded Zepto 2 years back in 2020 with the co-founder Aadit Palicha. Aadit also made it to this honourable list with a net worth of ₹1,000 crores. He holds the 950th rank on the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022.
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The Zepto Co-Founders Are Stanford Dropouts
Both the young co-founders of Zepto were pursuing a Computer Science degree at Stanford University. But they left it in between to chase their dreams of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Hence, the decision of dropping out. They started their journey by launching KiranaKart back in 2020. It was later renamed Zepto.
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The name of the grocery app is inspired by Zeptosecond. It means one sextillionth of a second. In the year 2021, the company commenced its quick delivery service. Their aim is to deliver groceries within some minutes. They promise to be on time and deliver very fast with a working team of over 1000 employees. Using Zepto, users can place orders for vegetables, fruits, dairy products, hygiene products, cooking ingredients, and a lot more.
The Zepto co-founders returned to India to build a company for quick deliveries and now they have reached heights with the brand. The headquarters of the startup is in Mumbai and they provide their services in 10 Indian cities.
Cover Image Courtesy: Twitter/ Kaivalya Vohra, Facebook/ Zepto Twitter/ Aadit Palicha