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Zepto secures SEBI approval for ₹11,000 crore IPO

By Startup Enthusiast · 29 March 2026

What they do

Zepto operates a quick commerce platform delivering groceries and everyday essentials within minutes through a network of small fulfilment centres

The company received an observation letter and in-principle approval from SEBI to raise between ₹11,000 crore and ₹12,000 crore via an IPO

The upcoming public offering is expected to take place in the July-September 2026 window, following a confidential filing route

Quick commerce platform Zepto has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for its upcoming initial public offering.
The company plans to raise between ₹11,000 crore and ₹12,000 crore (approximately $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion) through the offering.
The public share sale will combine new equity creation alongside an offer for sale [existing shareholders sell their shares; no new money reaches the company] executed by early financial backers.
Zepto confidentially submitted its draft papers to the market regulator in December 2025 before securing the observation letter.
The listing is anticipated to take place during the July–September 2026 window, making the four-to-six-year-old firm one of the youngest venture-backed startups to test public markets in India.

The quick commerce sector has grown rapidly across urban India, driven by intense competition between major players like Zepto, Blinkit, and Swiggy Instamart.
Public markets will test whether the high-growth model can successfully transition into a financially disciplined and profitable business.
Rivals such as Swiggy and Eternal-owned Blinkit are already publicly traded, putting additional scrutiny on Zepto's valuation and market share efficiency.

Zepto operates an online platform for rapid delivery of groceries, fresh produce, and everyday household items.
The company relies on a dense network of local dark stores [small fulfilment centres used exclusively for packing and dispatching online orders quickly] numbering over 1,100 to fulfil orders within minutes.
For the financial year ended March 2025, Zepto reported total income of ₹9,668.76 crore, more than doubling from the previous year.
During the same fiscal year, the company posted a net loss of ₹3,367.28 crore, reflecting the high cash burn associated with rapid expansion and dark store scaling.
It competes directly against Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, and emerging quick commerce initiatives by major retail players like Flipkart and Amazon.

Refile the prospectus with updated FY26 financial numbers in the first week of May.
Complete the testing-the-waters process with institutional investors over a 2-3 week period.
Proceed towards a public market listing in the July–September 2026 window.

Product: A rapid-delivery app for groceries and everyday essentials.
Customers: Consumers ordering groceries and essentials online.
How it makes money: It earns from product margins, delivery fees, and order-value thresholds across its quick-commerce network.
What sets it apart: It was built as a quick-commerce native company from day one.
Operations: Operates dark-store based 10-minute delivery across multiple Indian cities.