Founder · Blinkit

Saurabh Kumar

Co-founder of Blinkit, an e-commerce company based in Gurugram.

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Saurabh Kumar is Co-founder of Blinkit, an e-commerce company based in Gurugram, founded in 2013.

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Company

Est. 2013
Blinkit
E-commerce · Gurugram

Quick commerce platform operated by Blink Commerce Private Limited, a subsidiary of Eternal, delivering groceries and household goods from a network of dark stores. It was acquired by Zomato in 2022 after operating as Grofers.

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Journey with Blinkit

5 milestones
  1. Dec 2013Founded

    Founded in Gurugram as Grofers by Albinder Dhindsa and Saurabh Kumar, a hyperlocal platform connecting customers with local stores for on-demand pickups and deliveries.

  2. Dec 2021Milestone

    Rebrands from Grofers to Blinkit and repositions around quick commerce, promising 10 to 15 minute delivery through dark stores and micro-fulfilment centres.

  3. Jun 2022Milestone

    Acquired by Zomato in an all-stock deal worth about $568 million, roughly ₹4,447 crore, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the group now named Eternal.

  4. Jul 2025Milestone

    Net order value overtakes Zomato food delivery for the first time, at ₹9,203 crore in Q1 FY26 against ₹8,967 crore, making quick commerce the group's largest consumer segment.

  5. Sep 2026Milestone

    The Maharashtra FDA suspends the food licence of its Akola facility until further orders, after a re-inspection found deficiencies from an August improvement notice unresolved.

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