India, Aug. 19 -- Quick commerce is no longer confined to its traditional strongholds of food, groceries and personal care. As Indian consumers become accustomed to near-instant deliveries, the model is increasingly expanding into both new verticals and broader horizontal categories, said Archana Jahagirdar, the founder and managing partner at Rukam Capital.

Unlike broad horizontal platforms that stock everything from groceries to gadgets, vertical quick commerce brands in India focus on depth and specialised inventory in niche categories like pharma, health, and beauty.

Jahagirdar was speaking at the seventh edition of Inc42's D2C & Retail Summit in Gurugram. She was joined by Manu Chandra, the founder and managing partner of Sauce.vc;...