ET puts together its annual list of CXO-level exits, big movements in the startup, tech and venture capital industry in collaboration with executive search firm, Longhouse Consulting.
We have also compiled all the free agents who are looking out for new opportunities and the most significant open positions. Indian startups raised $36 billion in investor capital as reported by us earlier, fuelling the war for talent this year. We bring all the big moves in a year like no other for the technology sector.
Earlier this year Vivek Sunder who was Swiggy’s COO
decided to leave the food-ordering platform and take up the CEO role at edtech firm Cuemath in what was seen as a big move. Others like Google’s
Pankaj Gupta and Future Group’s
Bharati Balakrishnan joined Coinbase and Shopify, respectively, as international tech companies roped in India heads to grow their businesses here.
Cofounders of companies like Delhivery, Treebo Hotels, Urban Ladder were among the executives who became free agents.
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“ETtech is a sharply-focused lens that brings alive India’s tech businesses & dynamic world of startups”
Kunal Bahl, Co-Founder & CEO, Snapdeal
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“I read ETtech for in-depth stories on technology companies”
Ritesh Agarwal, Founder & CEO, Oyo
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“I read ETtech to understand trends & the larger India technology space, everyday”
Deepinder Goyal, Co-founder & CEO, Zomato
The year witnessed a lot of top-level churns, which means there’s still plenty of room at the top.
(Illustration and graphics by Rahul Awasthi)