Meet Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal, who stepped down as Eternal CEO; must-know facts about him
GH News January 21, 2026 08:06 PM
Deepinder Goyal is stepping down from the position of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eternal Ltd. It was stated in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Now Albinder Dhindsa from Blinkit will be acting as the new CEO with immediate effect. Goyal on X shared that the centre of gravity for operating decisions would now move to Albinder. He referred to him as Albi and said that as the CEO of Eternal he will be owning day-to-day execution operating priorities and business decisions. Deepinder Goyal has often taken the central spot in discussions multiple times. Now that he is stepping down we take you through the details of his journey companies and background. Read More: Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal resigns as Eternal CEO Who is Deepinder Goyal? Goyal was born in January 1983 in Punjabs Muktsar. With a graduation from IIT Delhi he went ahead to complete his M.Tech. degree in Mathematics and Computing in the year 2005. He soon began working as a senior associate consultant at Bain and Company where he got the idea of Zomato along with his colleague Pankaj. Read More: Meet Albinder Dhindsa the man who will replace Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal as Eternal CEO his net worth is… Deepinder Goyals parents daughter and wives Deepinder Goyal comes from a middle-class family. Both his parents were teachers in Punjab. Goyals first wifes name is Kanchan Joshi with whom he has a daughter named Siara. In 2024 Deepinder surprised his fans by marrying the Mexican entrepreneur and model Grecia Muñoz. Deepinder Goyal as a shark on Shark Tank India Deepinder was one of the sharks on Shark Tank Indias Season 3. He invested in multiple businesses during the season. However season 4 didnt welcome the Zomato founder as a shark. The primary reason for this was that the primary competitor of his company Swiggy became a major sponsor of the season. Deepinder Goyals businesses under Eternal The main businesses of Deepinder Goyal under Eternal Limited were Zomato Blinkit Hyperpure and District. Zomato is a popular food-delivery application Blinkit is a quick commerce application Hyperpure provides B2B (business-to-business) supplies for the restaurants and District is a platform for booking tickets for events. Now that Deepinder Goyal has decided to step down as the CEO of Eternal Ltd. his position will be taken by Blinkits Albinder Dhindsa with immediate effect. An important update on leadership changes at Eternal. pic.twitter.com/CALn2QQFWE — Deepinder Goyal (@deepigoyal) January 21 2026
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