Deepinder Goyal –  Founder of Zomato: Age, Wife, and Biography

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Deepinder Goyal is a Business icon and is popular as a co-founder, CEO, and Managing Director of Zomato, Zomato is an online food delivery platform that provides multinational restaurant menus, food delivery, and review services. Deepinder is an IItian from Delhi and began his professional career at Brain & company where he is a Senior associate consultant, after then he started foodiebay.com in 2008, which was later renamed Zomato.

In this blog, we will highlight more inspiring aspects of Deepinder’s life such as age, height, love life, success of Zomato, family, net worth, and biography. 

Who is Deepinder Goyal?

Deepinder Goyal stands out as a globally renowned entrepreneur and an exceptional businessman. He was born on 26th January 1983 in Muktsar, Punjab, India. Deepi has gained name and fame as a founder and CEO of Zomato, which is an online food delivery, review, and menu platform. 

He won many awards including Start-up the Year in 2014 by The Economic Times and also was nominated as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2023. He is very clear about his dreams and goals. Since college, he has dedicatedly followed his destiny of dreams and believed in himself to make all dreams true. 

NameDeepinder Goyal
Nick Name Deepi, DG
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Famous for Being the founder and CEO of the Indian multinational restaurant aggregator and food delivery company Zomato
Date of Birth26 January 1983 (Wednesday)
Birth PlaceMuktsar, Punjab, India
Home TownMuktsar, Punjab, India
Nationality and ReligionIndian and Hinduzim
Zodiac Aquarius
Marital StatusMarried

Deepinder Goyal Age and Physical Appearance

Deepinder was born in 1983. As of 2024, he is 41 years old man who has a healthy and happy life. He stands approximately height of height is 5 feet 9 inches. Additionally, he has beautiful black eyes and all-black hair complementary to his personality completely. 

Age (as of 2024)41 years old
Height 5 feet 9 inches
Eye Colour Black
Hair ColourBlack

Deepinder Goyal Family

Deepi comes from a well-educated and proper Punjabi family. Both of his parents were teachers by profession. His father’s name is Harbans Lal Goyal. He was a Botany teacher, and his mother was an English teacher. He learned the value of education from his parents. He has an elder brother, too. His family encourages him to follow his dreams. 

Deepinder Goyal Wife Grecia Munoz

Deepinder Goyal Wife

Currently, Deepinder is married to Grecia Munoz (now known as Gia Goyal) in 2024 Fubarury in Punjab. His wife is a Model and entrepreneur and she belongs to Mexico. 

After a long time of being single, one of his friends insisted him to setting up a date with Grecia Munoz. He agreed to meet Gia and finally realized that might be she “The One” for him. Deepinder quickly falls for her and is ready to share his entire life with Grecia. 

Deepinder Goyal First Wife

Deepender Goyal First Wife

His first marriage did not have many highlights, Deepinder Goyal’s First Wife name was Kanchan Joshi, a mathematics professor at Delhi University. They both met during the time of IIT-Delhi. The couple got married in n2007 in front of their families and have a beautiful daughter name Siara. In 2013, they were separated from each other and lived their lives separately. 

Deepinder Goyal  Education

Deepimder was not good in academics till 8th grade. He completed his schooling at DAV College, Chandigarh. After that, he got admission to the prestigious college Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi and graduated with a degree in mathematics and computing. During college time he explored himself developed an entrepreneurial spirit and actively participated in in various technological projects and events. That period was marked as crucial to sharpening problem-solving skills and enhancing innovative thinking. 

Turning point in Academics 

In his success story, he revealed a secret of his improvement in academics because of his teacher. When he was in 8th grade, one of his teachers provided all the answers to questions during the final exam and he gained the third position in 8th grade. After that, he took himself very seriously to stand in the top students list. He did hard work and extra study for good grades and marks. He is always thankful to his teacher for taking that step for him and motivates like that, making him realize to become a good student and achieve his dreams. 

Deepinder Goyal Profession

The story of his career path was not so smooth and easy. DG faced many challenges to prove himself as a successful person. The most difficult challenge he faced was to convince his parents to leave a well-settled job and become an entrepreneur. 

After his graduation in 2005, he started working with a company “Brain $ Company” has renowned Global management consulting firm. His experience provided him with vast guidance and knowledge to enter into corporate operations and strategies. 

During the Brain, his little observation watered a seed of the Idea of Zomato to provide an easy and convenient food menu and restaurant reviews. Then in 2008, Deepi with his friend Pankaj Chaddah started Zomato. 

Sucess Story of Zomat

The idea of Zomato was initiated when Deepinder worked with Brain and observed the convenience of food delivery in the remote area, no solution for late-night cravings, no food reviews or feedback available, and no rate for restaurants. Deepinder with his friend Pankaj Chaddah established an online platform named FoodieBay in 2008, which offers all the services including online food delivery, reviews, and menus of the restaurants. Later, this platform changed its name to Zomato in 2010. 
They both started their business firstly in local IIT-Delhi and occupied big cities and collaborated with big restaurants. After the success at the National level, they launched their at Internationally such as Dubai, South Africa, and Canada.

Zomato Sucess Story

In the observation of Deepinder as CEO, Zomato expanded beyond its scope and expectations. That online platform just started to offer food delivery as convenient for people at any time, and anywhere. However, the company now occupies the entire online system and has overtaken its opponents such as Blanket, a grocery delivery service, and Feeding India, an organization combating hunger.

During the time of pandemic COVID-19, initially Zomato faced difficulties in food delivery operations. However, Deepi resolves that issue and starts the delivery of Grocey and the implementation of contactless delivery. It was crucial not only for the company’s survival but also to expand its growth during the most challenging period. 

At the very initial time, both the founders faced many challenges with funding how they implemented their idea, and the risk of success. They received their first investment from Sanjeev Bikhchandani of InfoEdge and With time all challenges were resolved and Zomato became one of the big brands at the national level as well as the International level. 

Another milestone in Zomato’s success was the Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2021. After that, Zomato became a public entity attracted many more investors, and offered a huge profitable margin. It led to a rise in the findings as well as created more trust in the public. 

Deepinder always looks forward to driving Zomato into innovation, and sustainability initiatives, and enhancing its visibility all over the world. 

Investments of Deepinder Goyal

Recently, Deepi invested with Lyskraft’s seed round on 24th April 2024 followed by 21 previous investments. Lyskraft’s seed round and  Mava Health’s pre-seed round raised the company to Rs. 2.2 billion and Rs. 60 billion.

DateCompany NameRoundAmount Invested
24th April, 2024LyskraftSeed$27 million
3rd Apr, 2024Mave HealthPre Seed$731K
20th Mar, 2024UltrahumanSeries B$25 million
26th Jun, 2023MainstreetSeed$2 million
27th Jul, 2022ThreadoSeed$3.1 million
13th Jan, 2022Allo HealthSeed$4.4 million
12th Jan, 2022The SignalSeed$281K
10th Dec, 2021ShiprocketSeries E$185 million
07th Dec, 2021Pristyn CareSeries E$100 million
27th Nov, 2021ChefKartSeed$2 million
26th Nov, 2021RaiseSeries A$22.7 million
01st Nov, 2021MultiplierSeries A$13.2 million
29th Oct, 2021Park+Series B$25 million
14th Aug, 2021UltrahumanSeries B$17.5 million
01st Aug, 2021UnacademySeries H$440 million
13th Jul, 2021AnimallSeries B$13.8 million
10th Jul, 2021GeniemodeSeed$2.25 million
08th Jul, 2021ShiprocketSeries D$41.3 million
01st May, 2021AirblackSeries A$5.2 million
06th Oct, 2020Uni CardsSeed$18.7 million
11th Aug, 2020Terra.doSeed$1.4 million

Controversy Related to Deepinder’s Innovation Zomato

Zomato Controversy Related to Deepinder’s Innovation

Deepinder was part of the controversy when Zomato announced plans for the “Pure Veg” service based on customer feedback. In this service, Zomato works with only Vegetarian restaurants, and all those delivery partners wouldn’t handle non-vegetarian food teams.

Another point was that the uniforms for the delivery boys were different uniforms for veg and non-veg. However, Zomato quickly responded and decided that all its delivery partners wear the same uniform without any differentiation. This decision was taken under the consideration of the safety and privacy of the delivery partner.

In the end, the company ended up with this decision “All the delivery partners were only Red t-shirts with any visible difference for veg or non-veg food items delivery items”.

Awards and Recognitions 

Years Awards and RecognitionsInstitution
2011Startup of the Year Award.The Economic Times
2012Young Business Leader AwardThe Business Today
2018Distinguished Alumni AwardIIT Delhi
2019GQ Men of the Year Award
2020Listed on the Fortune India 40 Under 40 List
2023A finalist for the EY Entrepreneur
2024Appeared as a judge in Shark Tank Season 3

Milestones of Zomato

Years Achievements
2008Founded as FoodieBay, later rebranded as Zomato
2011Launched an online ordering platform
2014Expanded internationally to UAE
2015Acquired Runner, a food delivery startup

Another Notable Thing about Deepinder Goyal

Deepinder Goyal Book

Apart from a tech background, he is a poetry lover and a bibliophile. He published a book based on an ideal workspace culture known as “Culture”.

Deepinder Goyal – Shark Tank India

Deepinder Goyal has appeared as the one new Sharks on the most popular Entrepenture show on Indian television “Shark Tank India” in 3rd season. At a very young age, he becomes an inspiration and motivation for many young people and he also provides information and knowledge to aspiring new startups or entrepreneurs. On the panel of Shark Tank India, he joined the finder and CEO of OYO Rooms, Ritesh Agarwal, the co-founder and CEO of Inshorts, Aman Gupta, Namita Thapar, Peyush Bansal, Anupam Mittal and Vineeta Singh. 

Deepinder Goyal On Shark Tank India

He invested in the various unique and profitable firms in Shark Tank India. He aims to focus on investing in challenging businesses and make the status and ability to make a difference in people’s lives. His presence on the stage of Shark Tank India was informative, knowledgeable, and great for challenging businesses. 

Deepinder Goyal Net Worth

As of 2024, Deepinder’s net worth is estimated at around Rs. 9,300 crores, which makes him one of the richest people in India. He created a massive amount of income from his main business Zomato and also created income from other sources. He also invested in other businesses including Bira 91, HyperTrack, TerraDo, and SquadStrack. 

Deepinder Goyal car collection has a luxury car collection of Porsche 911 Turbo S,  Ferrari Roma, Lamborghini Urus, and Aston Martin DB12. 

Social Appearance

Deepinder strong presence on social media on various platforms including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

  • Deepinder Goyal on Instagram 

He has a great fan base on Instagram and his handler name is (@deepigoyal)  with 366k followers, 06 followings, and 150 posts.

  • Deepinder Goyal on Facebook 

He has a huge fan base on Facebook. His account name is (Deepinder Goyal) with 653,483  followers.

  • Deepinder Goyal on Twitter

He has a fan account with the name of (@deepigoyal) with 666k followers, and 6 followings. 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Who is the co-founder of Zomato?

Deepinder Goyal is the Co-founder and CEO  of Zomato.

What is the age of Deepinder Goyal?

As of 2024, he is 41b years old.

Is Deepinder Goyal divorced?

Yes, Deepinder was divorced from his first wife Kanchan Joshi. However, in 2024, he got married to Grecia Munoz.

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