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Startup Case Studies

Real stories of Indian founders who faced problems, failed fast, learned faster, and built companies worth billions.

Quick Commerce$5 BillionEst. 2021

Zepto: How Two 19-Year-Olds Built a $5 Billion Company by Delivering Groceries in 10 Minutes

The story of Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra who dropped out of Stanford, failed once with KiranaKart, and then built Zepto — India's fastest grocery delivery platform valued at $5 billion.

StartupIndia.info TeamMarch 12, 2026

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Fintech$7.5 BillionEst. 2014

Razorpay: Rejected, Rebuilt, and Now Powers 30% of India's Internet Payments

How Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar quit dream jobs, got rejected by YC and 100 banks, and built Razorpay — the $7.5 billion fintech platform processing nearly a third of India's online payments.

StartupIndia.info TeamMarch 12, 2026

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