Aadit Palicha is the Co-Founder & CEO of the e-grocery store Zepto, becoming India’s fastest-growing company since its 2021 launch. |
He spent his childhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
Aadit was a national-level debater, graduating as valedictorian from Gems Modern Academy, achieving a perfect score in the IDBP Diploma. |
Aadit and Kaivalya Vohra, childhood friends and co-founders of Zepto, previously worked on the GoPool app to encourage carpooling in Dubai. |
Aadit led the PryvaSee AI project from July 2019 to March 2020. |
Both Aadit and Kaivalya briefly studied at Stanford but returned to Mumbai in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. |
They founded Zepto in April 2021, a online grocery store that quickly gained success, valued at $570 million within five months. |
In 2022, Aadit and Kaivalya made the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List and Forbes ‘30 under 30’ in e-commerce. |
The name 'Zepto' comes from the smallest measured time unit, a Zeptosecond. |
In June 2024, Zepto doubled its valuation to $3.6 billion after raising $665 million, signaling plans to go public. |