Zomato co-founder Gaurav Gupta quits

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Zomato co-Founder Gaurav Gupta has decided to leave the online food ordering platform, the company stated in a blogpost on Tuesday.</p>
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The resignation comes just a day after Zomato decided to stop its grocery delivery service from September 17 mainly on account of gaps in order fulfillment, leading to poor customer experience.</p>
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Gupta joined Zomato in 2015 and was elevated as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2018 and as Founder in 2019.</p>
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In an internal mail, he wrote: "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."</p>
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Zomato Founder Deepinder Goyal in his response said:  "Thank you Gaurav Gupta – the last 6 years have been amazing and we have come very far. There's so much of our journey still ahead of us, and I am thankful that we have a great team and leadership to carry us forward."</p>
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Gupta, an alumnus of  IIT-Delhi and IIM-Calcutta, has been instrumental in building many businesses like dining out, Zomato pro, advertising, sales, and table reservations.</p>
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He had worked for A.T. Kearney Limited for over 10 years before joining Zomato.</p>