GoKwik
GoKwik is expanding its reach: it serves more than 20,000 brands and 220 million online shoppers, and handles over 1 million AI calls a month (The Hindu BusinessLine, 26 Sept). Its ChatGPT checkout with PayU starts with Hyphen, Beardo and Kilrr Spices, with hundreds more brands joining in phases (Business Today, 29 Jul).
What it means D2C rivals and checkout vendors face a GoKwik that now spans calling, WhatsApp and conversational commerce.
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From 6 stories, the newest dated 26 Sept 2026. Summary written 3 Oct 2026. Newer developments are under Latest moves.
GoKwik is an ecommerce enablement platform that provides checkout, WhatsApp and AI customer-engagement tools to Indian direct-to-consumer brands.[1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine[2] source: Inc42[3] source: Outlook Business
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GoKwik says it serves more than 20,000 brands and 220 million online shoppers.[1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine Sparrow Capital lists Gokwik in its portfolio.[4] source: Entrackr
In September 2026, GoKwik said 30 brands used its AI Calling feature over six months and that it handles more than 1 million AI-powered calls monthly.[1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine It said brands combining AI calls with WhatsApp recovery doubled abandoned-cart recoveries and saw more than 10x incremental return on spend versus WhatsApp-only recovery.[1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine Its checkout data showed Raksha Bandhan-tagged online sales rose 46% year-on-year in the 10 days before the festival, across more than 15,000 brands.[5] source: ET Small Business In July 2026, GoKwik and PayU launched a multi-brand D2C shopping integration in ChatGPT, with Hyphen, Beardo and Kilrr Spices as early merchants.[6] source: Business Today In June 2026, its WhatsApp Commerce Intelligence Report 2026 found that 83% of festive-quarter orders came from first-time buyers.[3] source: Outlook Business
Inc42 reported in July 2026 that GoKwik laid off 100-120 employees across onboarding, implementation and tech teams in an AI-driven restructuring, a year after a $13 Mn round led by RTP Global.[2] source: Inc42 Inc42 put its total funding at $68 Mn.[2] source: Inc42
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GoKwik and PayU launched a multi-brand D2C shopping integration in ChatGPT in July 2026.[6] source: Business Today GoKwik also carried out an AI-driven restructuring in July 2026, laying off 100-120 employees.[2] source: Inc42 In September 2026 it said it is expanding AI calling into COD confirmation, support and reactivation.[1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine
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