At 19, Aadit Palicha dropped out of Stanford to found Zepto with childhood friend Kaivalya Vohra. The Y-combinator backed startup promises grocery delivery in 10 minutes and is now giving stiff competition to other majors like Swiggy, Big Basket and Dunzo.
Stanford dropouts who founded Zepto
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 29, Jan 2022
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