Food delivery giant Zomato infuses Rs 1,500 Cr in Blinkit

Food and grocery delivery platform Zomato invested Rs 1,500 crore in its quick commerce subsidiary ‘Blinkit’, according to a regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC). This capital injection came after Zomato infused Rs 500 crore in Blinkit earlier this year. 

The board at Blinkit passed a special resolution to issue 7,612 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 19,70,181 each to raise Rs 1,500 crore (or $178 million), according to a regulatory filing accessed from the Registrar of Companies (RoC).

This capital injection into Blinkit comes just three months after Zomato raised Rs 8,500 crore through a Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP), primarily to strengthen its financial position and enable business expansion and strategic initiatives, particularly in the quick commerce segment.

During the third quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, Zomato achieved a remarkable 64.4% year-on-year growth in operating revenue, reaching Rs 5,405 crore from Rs 3,288 crore in Q3 FY24. However, profits for the Gurugram-based company declined by 57.2% to Rs 59 crore during the same period.

In Q3 FY25, Blinkit’s revenue from operations surged over 117%, reaching Rs 1,399 crore from Rs 644 crore. Last week, Zomato’s arch-rival Swiggy infused Rs 1,000 crore ($117 million) in its supply chain unit Scootsy Logistics to boost its quick commerce arm Instamart.

According to Citi's latest report, Swiggy Instamart is trailing in the quick commerce race as Zomato-owned Blinkit and Zepto capture larger market shares in India's competitive rapid delivery market, with Swiggy at 23% and Blinkit at 41%.