Kaivalya Vohra: India's Youngest Billionaire

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Kaivalya Vohra, co-founder of quick commerce app Zepto, is the youngest to feature on the list of richest Indians released by Hurun

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The 21-year-old has a net worth of Rs 3,600 crore. His co-founder, 22-year old Aadit Palicha, is second youngest on the list

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Vohra and Palicha were students of Stanford University, who later dropped out of their computer science course and pursued entrepreneurship

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Both friends started Zepto in 2021 to fulfil the growing demand for quick and contactless delivery of essential items in the days of the Covid pandemic

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Zepto competes in India's hyper-competitive grocery delivery space

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Rivals in the market include e-commerce giant Amazon's India unit and homegrown competitors such as Swiggy Instamart, Blinkit, and conglomerate Tata Group's BigBasket

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At 19, Kaivalya Vohra made his debut on the IIFL Wealth-Hurun India Rich List 2022 and since then has featured on the list every year

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