inDrive, the Mountain View-headquartered ride-hailing platform that operates across more than 1,000 cities in 48 countries and ranks as the second most-downloaded mobility app globally behind Uber according to Sensor Tower, has acquired Krave Mart, the Karachi-based quick-commerce startup that delivers groceries in roughly 30 minutes through a network of dark stores across Karachi, Rawalpindi, and Lahore.
The all-stock deal, which was agreed last year and has now received approval from Pakistan's Competition Commission, follows an initial investment inDrive made in Krave Mart in December 2024 through its $100 million venture and M&A arm, and a subsequent partnership that saw grocery delivery launch under the inDrive.Groceries brand in Pakistan in January 2026.
The acquisition is the clearest signal yet of inDrive's super-app ambitions in markets where it already dominates ride-hailing.
The company is the most downloaded ride-hailing app in nine countries including Pakistan, Egypt, and Morocco, and has been building a significant MENA and South Asian footprint over the past several years, with operations across Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia, where it obtained a licence and launched in Jeddah and Riyadh in 2025.
Of the $100 million allocated to its venture arm, the largest share has been directed toward Pakistan, with at least half already deployed, according to chief growth businesses officer Andries Smit.
"We are pleased with the approval from the Competition Commission of Pakistan as we continue to work closely with Krave Mart to expand access to fast and reliable grocery delivery services across the country," Smit said, adding that Krave Mart and inDrive will continue to operate as separate brands in Karachi while expanding the inDrive.Groceries offering, most recently into Lahore. The company first piloted grocery delivery in Kazakhstan in August 2025 before bringing the model to Pakistan five months later.
Quick commerce in Pakistan remains dominated by Foodpanda, which has operated in the country for more than a decade backed by Delivery Hero, and the segment typically requires significant time and capital before reaching profitability.
But inDrive's model is structurally different from most super-app competitors: the company reached EBITDA profitability while maintaining double-digit growth, charges drivers service fees two to three times lower than competitors, and has been diversifying its revenue mix away from pure ride-hailing (which accounted for roughly 95% of revenue a few years ago but now sits closer to 85%) through advertising, delivery, and commerce.
Founded in 2012 by Arsen Tomsky in Yakutsk, Siberia, inDrive has now surpassed 360 million app downloads and more than 6.5 billion completed transactions globally.
