From Zomato to Moonshots: What is Deepinder Goyal’s next big pivot?

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal on Wednesday announced on X that he will step away as group chief executive officer of Eternal, the parent of Zomato and Blinkit, and, subject to shareholder approval, move into a vice-chairman role, as Blinkit CEO Albinder Singh Dhindsa takes over as the new group CEO.

In his letter, Goyal said he has increasingly been drawn to “higher-risk exploration and experimentation” that sits outside Eternal’s strategic scope, adding that the legal and governance demands of running a listed company in India require “singular focus”. While he did not name specific projects, his recent public activity points to a cluster of ambitious, personally funded ventures spanning healthtech and aviation.