New Delhi, July 29 -- Eternal, formerly known as Zomato, more than doubled its workforce in FY25 as the company expanded its quick-commerce business, Blinkit, and the going-out vertical District.

Most of the hiring has gone into Blinkit, Bistro, and District - verticals that are capital-and labour-intensive, requiring last-mile delivery staff, dark store operators, and local sales teams, per the company's annual report.

Doubling a workforce in a single year is rare even in high-growth sectors and usually reflects hyper-scaling driven by new funding, expansion bets, or pre-IPO momentum, said Vivek Mehta, partner at ABC Consultants.

"It is seen in organisations in hypergrowth phase (startup scaling), post-funding rounds, pre-IPO preparat...