Our Story

We built Zoovit because
great brands deserve to be found.

India has tens of thousands of brilliant local brands — in every city, every lane, every neighbourhood. Most of them will never be discovered because they can't afford marketplace commissions or ad budgets. We're changing that.

82+
Brands listed
7
Cities active
₹0
Commission ever
2024
Founded
Why we exist

Local brands are losing billions to middlemen every year.

A brand making ₹1,000 products on a marketplace keeps ₹600 after commissions. They pay another ₹200 in ads just to show up. Then 25% of orders return — and they pay shipping both ways.

Zoovit is a city-first brand discovery platform. We don't take commissions, we don't sell ad spots, and we don't own the customer relationship. We just connect buyers to the right brands in their city — and get out of the way.

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Our mission

Make every great local brand discoverable by the people who live nearby — without asking them to pay a rupee in commissions.

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Our model

Brands pay a flat annual listing fee — ₹499 or ₹999. That's it. No per-sale cuts, no ad fees, no hidden charges. Ever.

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City-first

We believe local commerce is the future of Indian retail. Every discovery on Zoovit keeps money inside the community where it belongs.

The Difference

Zoovit vs. Every marketplace you've tried

Zoovit YOUR CHOICE
Other Marketplace
Commission per sale
₹0 — zero commission
20–40% per order
Visibility cost
₹0 — zero visibility cost
₹5,000–₹50,000+/month in ads
Customer relationship
Yours — direct contact
Platform owns the customer
City-based discovery
Built-in city filter
Not available
Brand page control
Full control, your identity
Templated, algorithm-controlled
RTO risk
You control the sale
20–30% return rate, your loss
Pricing transparency
One flat annual fee
Commission + ads + fees + penalties
What drives us

Our values

Four principles we refuse to compromise on — no matter how big we grow.

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Brands first, always

Every product decision starts with one question: does this make life better for the brands listed on us? If the answer is no, we don't build it.

02
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Radical transparency

Our pricing is one number. We tell you what you get, what you don't, and what we make. No fine print. No upsells buried in a dashboard.

03
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Local over large

We deliberately chose to build city by city rather than scale nationally overnight. Depth beats width. A real community beats a big number on a slide deck.

04

Move with intent

We ship fast, but we ship things that matter. Speed without direction is just noise. Every feature we release is something a real brand asked for.

Not a marketplace

We don't sell things.
We surface them.

Zoovit is a discovery platform — not a checkout system. When a customer finds your brand on Zoovit, they contact you directly. You handle the sale, you own the relationship.

  • No checkout on Zoovit — sales happen directly between brand and buyer
  • No customer data harvesting — we don't own your buyers, you do
  • No algorithmic rankings — early brands get top placement, permanently
  • No paid boosts — you can't buy your way past early brands
  • No category lock-in — list in multiple cities and categories freely
The Real Cost of Waiting

Every day on a marketplace, this is happening to you.

You built something real. But the system is quietly taxing every rupee you earn.

30%

Commission — gone before you start

On a ₹999 product, a marketplace takes ₹250–₹300 before you even count shipping or returns. That's money you earned, handed over by default.

₹150+

Ad spend just to be seen

Without sponsored listings, you don't rank. So you pay to appear in your own category — on top of the commission you're already paying.

25%

RTO eating your margins alive

Return-to-origin rates on marketplaces average 20–30%. Each return costs you shipping both ways, packaging, and time — with zero compensation.

The people

Built by folks who believe in local.

A small, focused team based in Lucknow — building for India's next wave of brand founders.

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Arjun Kumar
Co-founder & CEO

Ex-founder of a Lucknow streetwear brand. Paid 34% commission on every order before deciding enough was enough.

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Priya Sharma
Co-founder & CPO

Designer turned product leader. Built discovery experiences at two Bangalore startups before returning to build for tier-2 India.

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Rohit Verma
Head of Engineering

Full-stack engineer with a love for clean systems. Built the entire Zoovit platform from scratch in 6 weeks, then iterated with brands for 6 months.

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Neha Joshi
Brand Partnerships

Has personally onboarded 60+ brands. Her rule: never add a brand she wouldn't recommend to her own family.

Our journey

From idea to platform

Every milestone was driven by real feedback from real brand founders.

Jan 2024

The idea

Arjun pays ₹312 commission on a ₹999 product. Talks to 50 brand founders. Every single one has the same problem. Starts building.

Apr 2024

First 10 brands

Beta launched in Lucknow with 10 hand-picked brands. First discovery call happens within 48 hours of going live.

Aug 2024

Expanded to 3 cities

Jaipur and Kanpur added. 40 brands. City filter becomes the most-used feature.

Now — 2025

82+ brands, 7 cities

Growing every week. Early-access pricing still open. The mission hasn't changed — and it won't.

Coming — 2025

10 more cities + brand dashboard

Analytics, inquiry tracking, and a brand-controlled profile editor. Building the tools that let great brands grow on their own terms.

Ready to list your brand?

Join 82+ brands already discovered by real shoppers in their city. ₹499/year. No commission. No catch.

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