This is the fourth big exit at the Gurugram-based food-tech company in recent months. Patidar is also the fourth cofounder to leave Zomato.
An IIT-Delhi alumnus, Patidar had been with the company since 2008, and as CTO, was responsible for all tech verticals.
“Gunjan Patidar was one of the first few employees of Zomato and built the core tech systems for the company. Over the past 10 plus years, he also nurtured a stellar tech leadership team that is capable of taking on the mantle of leading the tech function going forward. His contribution to building Zomato has been invaluable,” the company said in its stock exchange filing
In November,
cofounder Mohit Gupta quit the company. In the same month,
Rahul Ganjoo, head of new initiatives, and Siddharth Jhawar, vice president and head of intercity legends service, also resigned from their posts.
Two months after Zomato’s initial public offering (IPO) in July 2021, cofounder Gaurav Gupta quit the firm. Mohit Gupta and Gaurav Gupta were elevated to cofounder positions in 2020 and 2019, respectively. In 2018, Zomato’s initial cofounder Pankaj Chaddah left the company.
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