Who Founded BigBasket?

Hari Menon co-founded Fabmart.com in 1999 and its physical extension Fabmall, a south Indian grocery chain that became part of Aditya Birla Retail's More. He co-founded BigBasket in December 2011 and was its chief executive for almost 15 years, through Alibaba's 2018 investment, the 2021 sale of majority control to Tata Digital and the August 2024 move to quick commerce, which he later admitted he had at first been in denial about. He handed the CEO role to Amit Nanda on 16 June 2026, retired from full-time work on 30 September 2026 and remains on the board as a mentor to the leadership team. He has said he plans to spend his time on music and travel. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).

V.S. Sudhakar co-founded BigBasket's parent, Supermarket Grocery Supplies, in Bengaluru in December 2011 with Hari Menon, Vipul Parekh, V.S. Ramesh and Abhinay Choudhari. Bloomberg's 2018 profile of the company described its founders as dotcom-bust veterans mostly over 50, with Sudhakar then 58. His operating role after the 2021 Tata Digital acquisition has not been publicly detailed. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).

Vipul Parekh co-founded BigBasket in 2011 and ran its finance and marketing, often acting as its public voice on private labels, which he said made up more than a third of revenue in early 2023. In a May 2026 interview with Mint he said BigBasket would surrender market share if needed to become profitable and was not raising outside capital for now. He stepped back from day-to-day operations in June 2026 and serves on the board, mentoring the new leadership. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).

Abhinay Choudhari co-founded BigBasket in December 2011 with Hari Menon, V.S. Sudhakar, Vipul Parekh and V.S. Ramesh. The Economic Times reported in September 2025 that he was the only founding member to have left the company after the 2021 Tata Digital acquisition. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).

V.S. Ramesh co-founded BigBasket in 2011 and oversaw its logistics and supply chain, the warehouse and delivery network that let it hold its own stock instead of picking orders from local shops. The Economic Times still listed him in that role in September 2025. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).