Founder Profile
Hari Menon
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Hari Menon?
Hari Menon is a founder of BigBasket, which was founded in 2011 with V.S. Sudhakar, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari and V.S. Ramesh.
- Company founded
- BigBasket
- Founded
- 2011
- Co-founders
- V.S. Sudhakar, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Choudhari and V.S. Ramesh
Background
Hari Menon graduated from BITS Pilani in 1983 and worked at ORG Systems, TVS Electronics, Wipro Infotech, Planetasia.com and Integrated Data Systems. He was also chief executive of IndiaSkills, a vocational education joint venture between the Manipal Education Group and City & Guilds of the UK.
Founding Story
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).
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