Zepto Fundraise: Quick commerce firm likely to raise up to $500 million at a $7 billion valuation — Report | Company Business News-OxBig News Network

Indian quick commerce giant Zepto is set to raise between $450-$500 million in fresh funding at a post-money valuation of $7 billion, reported the news portal CNBC TV-18, citing people aware of the development on Wednesday, 9 July 2025. 

As per the news report, the talks over the fresh funding are currently at an advanced stage, and the company is looking to raise this round at a 40% higher valuation than its 2024 levels.

Zepto is competing against other quick commerce majors like Swiggy and Zomato’s parent company, Eternal, in the Indian market. The company is also reportedly planning for its initial public offering (IPO).

According to the report, existing investors like General Catalyst and Avenir Growth are leading the fresh fund round, while others are participating on a pro rata basis.

Zepto’s last funding round

According to Mint’s earlier report on 22 November 2024, the quick commerce company Zepto raised $350 million at a valuation of $5 billion in a funding round led by Motilal Oswal’s private wealth division.

This November fund round was Zepto’s third capital round in 2024, as the company raised money from high net worth individuals (HNIs), family offices, and Indian financial institutions.

Mankind Pharma Family Office, RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, Cello Family Office, Haldiram Snacks Family Office, and actor Abhishek Bachchan and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar were the top investors in the funding round.

Three months before the November funding round, the company raised $340 million from a US-based venture capital firm, which fueled the company’s valuation to $5 billion. Dragon Fund and Epiq Capital were the fresh investors in this round, while StepStone, Lightspeed, DST and Contrary increased their holdings in the company, according to the report.

In June 2024, Zepto raised $665 million in a pre-IPO round at a valuation of $3.6 billion.

“When we started this venture, the risk appetite among domestic investors was limited—especially to trust 18-year-olds with their money. Today, we are humbled to have reached a place in India’s economic growth where we’ve not only fostered that trust but also spearheaded a fundraise of this magnitude, which will hopefully set a precedent for the startups that follow,” Zepto’s CEO Aadit Palicha said after the funding round, according to the 2024 report.