Zepto is flagged for a potential role in India’s 2026 startup IPO wave

Inc42 identifies quick-commerce player Zepto alongside PhonePe and OYO in a potential major year for Indian startup listings. The report supplies no details on filing status, timing or issue size.

— Filed Fri, 24 Jul, 2026, 22:48 IST · Source Inc42 · Quick Commerce · Updated

Inc42 flags a potentially major India startup IPO year featuring quick-commerce player Zepto, payments firm PhonePe and hospitality platform OYO. No further article details were supplied.

Why this matters

Zepto’s Inc42 watchlist appearance follows signals that India’s startup IPO pipeline was building and that store productivity and losses raised stakes for a ₹8,000 crore IPO.

Retail-company signals are accelerating, up 1,098,200% QoQ.