Chief technology officer of Grofers India,
Varun Khurana, has decided to move on with the hyperlocal grocery and fresh food delivery
startup in less than a year.
He was owning and operating the on-demand delivery app Grofers.
An IIT Delhi Alumni, Khurana, spent a
very little time with Gurgaon-based company, which is backed by investors like Japanese
telecom, media and internet giant SoftBank, Lee Fixel-led Tiger Global and
Sequoia Capital, among others.
News about the move has been confirmed by Grofers chief executive Albinder
Dhindsa, but declined to share further information. Varun, too, was not
reachable for his comments.
According to Albinder, Khurana will serve
his notice period, which ends at the end of the current month.
We have seen several
ups and downs in last year in Indian startup industry, in terms of talent
acquisition as well as retention. In this race best talents has been attracted by
country's biggest, and most highly-valued startups, such as Flipkart, Snapdeal
and Paytm, as these organizations are bulking up their senior leadership ranks,
there have also been some notable resignations.
