Aadit Palicha was born to parents living in Mumbai, India, in 2001. He was partly brought up in Dubai, where he studied and showed an early potential in academics and debating. He was raised with interests and developed by his parents, Kavit Palicha (father) and Urvashi Palicha (mother). Kavit was an engineer (and a co-owner in Zepto), and Urvashi is the CEO of a recruitment firm. He is also younger than his brother, Ishaan. 

Age & Physical Profile

By 2025, Aadit will be around 24 years old. Internet sources give him a height of approximately 5 ft 11 in (180 cm). 

Education: From IB to Startup Pivot

Aadit has studied at GEMS Modern Academy in Dubai, where he graduated with the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in Mathematics and Computer Science with a reported score of 45/45. He later joined Stanford University, where he was pursuing a degree in Computer Science, and he dared to drop out in pursuit of his business interests. 

Career & Major Achievement: Co-founding Zepto

At approximately 20 years old, in 2021, Aadit co-founded Zepto, a fast-commerce grocery delivery company that was going to deliver the goods in 10 minutes or less. Previously, before Zepto, he had ventured into GoPool (a car-pooling application in Dubai) and KiranaKart (a 45-minute grocery-delivery model), which were precursors to the Zepto model with his childhood friend Kaivalya Vohra. Zepto soon went up the ladder and, by mid-2024, reached a US$5 billion valuation and was in operation in major cities of India. 

Net Worth & Salary

By 2025, Aadit is estimated to be worth approximately 4300 crore (Indian rupees), mostly thanks to his ownership interest in Zepto and the fast valuation ascension of the company. His net worth was estimated to be approximately 1,200 crore earlier (2022). The Aadit leadership has not disclosed specific figures of its salaries publicly, which is customary for the leadership of a private startup in India.

Parents & Family Background

Kavit Palicha, his father, is engineering trained and an early investor in Zepto; his mother, Urvashi Palicha, is an engineer who has a recruitment company that specialises in technology and banking professionals. Aadit was exposed to business and technology, and this, coupled with a good family environment, encouraged his early entrepreneurial spirit.

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Final Thoughts

The case of Aadit Palicha is an interesting story of how young and tech-savvy entrepreneurs are transforming businesses in India. His high school achievements in Dubai were followed by his failure to graduate from Stanford and the co-founding of one of the fastest-growing startups in India, which argues in favor of ambition, risk-taking, and execution. As his net worth and impact are on the rise, the only difference is that he is keen on solving actual consumer-problems- in his scenario, the speed of grocery delivery- and expanding the solution to its large scale as soon as possible.