Why Zepto’s Aadit Palicha Turned Down Stanford to Deliver Groceries

Aadit Palicha is the co-founder and CEO of Zepto, an Indian quick-commerce grocery platform. What began as a WhatsApp group delivering groceries to neighbors in Mumbai during COVID has grown into a company employing over 200,000 people, processing millions of deliveries per day and operating one of India’s largest fruits and vegetables supply chains — all built around a 10-minute delivery model powered by a network of dark stores. At Startup School India, Aadit sat down with Jared to talk about the scrappy origins of Zepto, the pivot from a doorstep delivery model to owning their own dark store infrastructure…