Zepto CEO replies to ‘happy being delivery boys and girls’: Zepto is still far away from being a great Internet company, but…

Aadit Palicha, CEO and co-founder of quick-commerce startup Zepto, has responded to recent remarks made by the Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal at the Startup Mahakumbh 2025, in New Delhi, today. Speaking at the event, which runs from April 3-5, the minister said that India’s startup ecosystem should aim higher than creating “delivery boys and girls.”

“Food delivery apps are turning jobless youth into cheap labour so the rich can eat without leaving home”, added Goyal. Palicha took to social media platform Twitter to defend the contributions of consumer internet startups like Zepto, while acknowledging the challenges ahead.