印度

India’s first ‘unicorn’ of 2023 boosts tech sector’s hopes of funding revival

Delivery service Zepto passes $1bn valuation after raising $200mn despite ‘terrible investing market’
Zepto, which sells and delivers goods in under half an hour, estimates annualised sales are more than 30 times larger than two years ago

Fast-delivery service Zepto has overcome a slow year for Indian tech start-up funding, becoming the country’s first “unicorn” of 2023 with an investment round that pushed its valuation past $1bn.

The two-year-old business operates in seven Indian cities, selling and delivering goods from salt to cigarettes in minutes. It announced a $200mn fundraising on Friday, valuing it at $1.4bn. US investment group StepStone led its latest round, while other backers included Bengaluru-based Nexus Venture Partners, which was an investor in delivery group Zomato.

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