Zoho pumps ₹70 Cr into ONDC as retail order volumes wobble post-incentive cuts

Zoho's ₹70 Cr ($7.3 Mn) bet backs ONDC's sovereign commerce stack and 7.64 Lakh sellers across 616 cities. But retail orders fell to 4.6 Mn in Feb 2025 from a 6.5 Mn Oct 2024 peak after subsidies tapered, testing whether MSME adoption can hold without sweeteners.

— Filed Wed, 13 May, 2026, 14:45 IST · Source Inc42 · Buzz · Updated

Zoho invested ₹70 Cr in ONDC to back India's open digital commerce protocol and MSME adoption, even as retail order volumes slipped to 4.6 Mn in Feb 2025 from a 6.5 Mn October peak after incentive cuts.