Founder Profile
Pankaj Chaddah
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Pankaj Chaddah?
Pankaj Chaddah is a founder of Zomato, which was founded in 2008 with Deepinder Goyal.
- Company founded
- Zomato
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- Deepinder Goyal
Background
Graduated from IIT Delhi and worked as a consultant at Bain & Company.
Founding Story
Pankaj Chaddah co-founded Zomato (originally Foodiebay) in 2008 with Deepinder Goyal. He led the company's massive early international expansion, launching the restaurant discovery platform across dozens of countries in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He managed core operations as the company pivoted into aggressive food delivery before stepping down from active management in 2018. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
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