Zepto emerges as a retail-watch name in India’s anticipated startup IPO cycle

Inc42’s overview of India’s expected startup IPO activity this year highlights quick-commerce platform Zepto alongside OYO and PhonePe, signalling growing investor attention on rapid-delivery retail models.

— Filed Thu, 23 Jul, 2026, 06:34 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

The report examines India’s anticipated startup IPO cycle, spotlighting quick-commerce platform Zepto alongside OYO and payments company PhonePe.

Why this matters

The IPO outlook follows prior signals that Zepto featured in Inc42’s startup-IPO forecast and was expected to pursue an IPO alongside PhonePe and OYO. It also comes as Zepto, Blinkit and Instamart intensify the quick-commerce scale race.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up +1021100% QoQ.