Zepto’s founder and CEO, Aadit Palicha, is exploring strategies to boost domestic shareholding in the company. This includes securing $100-150 million in debt financing to repurchase shares from existing investors and potentially establishing an Indian AIF to transition some foreign shareholding. These moves aim to prepare for a secondary funding round and an upcoming IPO, for which they plan to file confidential draft papers. Currently, Zepto seeks to increase its Indian ownership from 30% to 38% before the IPO, while also working to enhance operational profitability amidst competition from rivals like Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart.