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    • Baby care quick commerce startups Ozi raises $6.2 million in funding from RTP Global

      Gurugram-based startup plans to deepen NCR presence and invest in technology and supply chain as it scales a curated platform for modern parents.

    • From chores to cheques: InstaHelp, Snabbit and Pronto hit funding sprint after scaling up

      Moneycontrol has reported that Snabbit is in talks to raise up to $70 million from Mirae Asset, existing backers like Lightspeed and others, as early signs of scale in dense micro-markets are drawing investor interest in the quick services space

    • Quick food delivery startup Swish raises $38 million led by Hara Global, Bain Capital Ventures

      The company has now raised $54 million over a span of 14 months, even as larger rivals struggle with the model

    • Zomato raises platform fee to Rs 14.9, second hike in six months

      The latest hike, up from Rs 12.5, comes six months after Zomato's last revision, as platform fees remain a key margin lever for food-delivery major

    • Data Story: Kiranas are getting squeezed by quick commerce, modern trade channels

      In All-India metro markets in 2025, quick commerce and modern trade channels grabbed 3.1 percentage points of share away from kiranawalas

    • Snabbit in talks to raise $70 million from Mirae, SIG as quick services wars heat up

      The round could value the startup at $350–$400 million, sources told Moneycontrol

    • Induction cooktops' demand skyrockets on e-commerce platforms amid LPG crunch

      Amazon and Flipkart see a dramatic spike in sales, quick-delivery Blinkit, Instamart and Zepto run out of stock in several cities. Rice cookers, air fryers and electric kettles too are in huge demand

    • FirstClub in talks to raise $50 million from Peak XV, Sofina and others doubling valuation in under six months

      The company is being valued at around $250 million more than double from $120 million just six months ago, showing businesses with a layer of quick commerce continue to be a favourite among investors, sources told Moneycontrol

    • Quick commerce solutions startup Inamo raises $8 million led by Prime Venture Partners

      The funding round includes $6 million equity and $2 million venture debt. The startup plans to expand to 10 more cities and 200 dark stores by the end of 2026

    • Swiggy shuts down Snacc as 10-minute food delivery becomes less profitable

      “While the product market fit was emerging, the broader economics made it challenging to scale,” the email, sent on February 19, reviewed by Moneycontrol, said.

    • Snacks, sunscreen and speed: How Zepto plugged into India AI Impact Summit

      Set up within weeks outside Hall 3, Zepto ran a compact dark store and café for AI Summit delegates, processing over a hundred orders an hour despite restricted hours.

    • FirstClub expands presence: Goes live in over 90% in Bengaluru pincodes

      The company is clocking an annualised order run rate of 1.2 million and said it is growing at over 45 percent monthly. A total of 2 lakh people have used the platform in about eight months since being launched.

    • Swiggy Q3 FY26: Strong growth, profitability still a challenge

      Food delivery fires on all cylinders as Instamart still remains loss making

    • Economic Survey flags algorithmic bias, burnout risks for gig workers

      The Survey highlighted concerns of algorithmic biases and burnout among gig workers, a growing workforce

    • Bistro lost nearly Rs 150 crore in three quarters, earned under Rs 20 crore as Eternal tests quick food delivery

      CFO Akshant Goyal said the drag on earnings stemmed from investments in building and operating kitchen infrastructure in-house, rather than a marketplace-led approach

    • Davos 2026: Quick commerce not a fad, model is here to stay, says RPSG’s Shashwat Goenka

      Goenka told Moneycontrol that rapid urban adoption and improving unit economics are making ultra-fast delivery a sustainable retail format, with the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group integrating quick commerce as a core part of its retail operations.

    • Davos 2026: Gig economy now India’s ‘third pillar’, delivery partners paid over Rs 5,000 cr last year, says Swiggy’s Rohit Kapoor

      Swiggy’s food marketplace chief Rohit Kapoor told Moneycontrol that gig work should not be equated with formal employment and must be regulated as flexible work. He added that future growth in food delivery will come from affordability and first-time users rather than city expansion, amid slowing growth in the sector.

    • India’s quick commerce sector has boomed without help – but it’s time for sensible intervention

      Behind the multi-billion dollar valuations and instant deliveries lies a fragile foundation—India’s quick commerce boom now faces a critical test of sustainable growth versus gig worker welfare

    • Inside Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart’s speed engine: How your quick commerce orders really arrive in 10 minutes

      As protests by delivery workers and a government advisory on ultra-fast delivery bring fresh scrutiny to quick commerce, Moneycontrol traces how groceries move from dark stores to doorsteps — and how incentives, infrastructure and timing shape the last mile.

    • Dazzl raises $3.2 million in seed funding from Stellaris, to build quick commerce platform for beauty services

      The funds will be used to pilot Dazzl’s on-demand beauty services across Bengaluru micro-markets and build a scalable operations and go-to-market playbook

    • Only 1 in 25 users tip delivery partners on Zomato and Swiggy

      Industry sourced told Moneycontrol that delivery partners earned about Rs 150 crore through tips in 2025 — a figure that has stayed flat year-on-year and remains marginal when set against the scale of incentive-led payouts that drive gig incomes.

    • How much do delivery partners actually earn? A look inside the pay model for gig workers on Zomato, Swiggy

      Data show that while most delivery partners log in only intermittently, those working 8–10 hours a day, 26 days a month gross about Rs 26,500–27,700, translating to roughly Rs 21,000 in net earnings after costs

    • Asked Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa to step down twice after acquisition, says Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal

      Zomato acquired Blinkit, then known as Grofers, in 2022 for Rs 4,447 crore, or about $568 million at the time, in an all-stock deal

    • Strike has no impact: Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto others pay over Rs 100 crore to gig workers amid record high NYE order volumes

      While food delivery companies paid out Rs 60-70 crore to gig workers on NYE, quick commerce firms paid a total of Rs 50-60 crore, a jump of at least 30 percent over a regular day, three top executives at different companies told Moneycontrol

    • Zomato, Blinkit saw record deliveries on New Year’s Eve despite strike calls: Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal

      The record performance comes as rival Swiggy also reported a record surge in New Year’s Eve sales, despite gig worker unions claiming widespread participation by delivery workers in strike calls on December 31.

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