CO-FOUNDER OF ZOMATO LEAVES FIRM 2 MONTHS AFTER SHARE SALE
BENGALURU: Zomato co-founder Gaurav Gupta, who headed the food delivery firm’s supply vertical, resigned on Tuesday after a six-year stint. In an internal mail to employees, Gupta announced his decision to quit.
Gupta, who had joined the foodtech startup in 2015, was elevated as the chief operating officer in 2018, before he was named as a co-founder in 2019.
His decision to step down comes days after Zomato shut down its grocery delivery and nutraceutical businesses after running pilots for months.
“I am taking a new turn in my life and will be starting a new chapter, taking a lot from this defining chapter of my life—the last 6 years at Zomato. We have a great team now to take Zomato forward and it’s time for me to take an alternate path in my journey. I am very emotional as I write this and don’t think any words can do justice to how I am feeling right now,” said Gupta.
“I could not have asked for more—I am so grateful for all the experiences I have had and thankful to all the folks around me for helping me become a much better person,” he said.
“Thank you GG for everything you have helped Zomato achieve over the last few years. We have seen Zomato through great as well as terrible times together, and brought it here today. There’s so much of our journey still ahead of us, and I am thankful that you are hanging your boots at a point where we have a great team and leadership to carry us forward,” said Zomato founder and chief executive Deepinder Goyal.