Zepto’s Kaivalya Vohra is the youngest on Hurun India rich list at 21

Kaivalya Vohra, 21, Zepto co-founder, is the youngest on the Hurun India Rich List 2024 with ₹3,600 crore net worth, for the third time.

Kaivalya Vohra, 21-year-old co-founder of Zepto, has been named the youngest person on the Hurun India Rich List 2024 with a net worth of ₹3,600 crore for the third time. He remains the youngest among India’s wealthiest individuals.

Zepto's co-founders Kaivalya Vohra and Aadit Palicha

Born in Bengaluru, Kaivalya Vohra first appeared on the Hurun India Rich List in 2022 at 19. The Hurun India Rich List, now in its 13th year, features 1,539 individuals with a net worth of over ₹1,000 crore. This year’s list includes 272 newcomers.

Kaivalya Vohra is a Stanford University dropout as he left the esteemed computer science programme at 18 to co-found Zepto with his friend Aadit Palicha — who is the second youngest on the list (22).

The duo launched Zepto as Kiranakart—an online grocery delivery platform promising groceries within 45 minutes. They eventually expanded Kiranakart into Zepto, an extension of Kiranakart Technologies Private Limited.

Zepto now operates in cities like Bengaluru, Lucknow, Delhi, and Chennai, among others and its valuation has skyrocketed, with the company achieving unicorn status in August 2023 at $1.4 billion.

Kaivalya Vohra has also been featured on Forbes’ influential 30 under 30 Asia list.