Zepto readies ₹1,629 crore dark-store push as India’s quick-commerce race intensifies
Zepto’s updated IPO filing outlines ₹1,629 crore in dark-store expansion investment through FY30. Blinkit retains the largest network at 2,243 stores, while Zepto says it leads on orders per dark store, sharpening the scale-versus-productivity contest with Blinkit and Instamart.
Zepto’s updated DRHP highlights an intensifying Indian quick-commerce race with Blinkit and Instamart. Zepto leads orders per dark store, while Blinkit has the largest network and revenue. Zepto plans Rs 1,629 crore of expansion investment through FY30 ahead of its market debut.
Why this matters
Zepto’s dark-store investment plan adds operating-scale detail to its recent appearances in India’s 2026 startup IPO pipeline alongside OYO and PhonePe.
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