10 minute grocery delivery platform, Zepto is close to unicorn status as the venture has raised USD 200 million in its Series D fund raise, valuing the company at around USD 900 million. American technology startup accelerator, Y Combinator Continuity doubled down and led Zepto's Series D, with new investor - Kaiser Permanente joining in to back the company as well.

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The USD 40 million fund raise from a clutch of investors, including veteran banker Aditya Puri, Eight Roads Ventures, Paramark and IIFL will be used for building a team which will help the 2018-founded company expand into newer geographies and categories, its co-founder and chief executive Arpi Mehta Shah said.