Zomato’s CEO joins Urban Company's board

The founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Online Food platform Zomato, Deepinder Goyal has joined the board of Urban Company as an independent director. Other than the CEO of Zomato, Ireena Vittal, Mckinsey’s former partner, Helion co-founder Ashish Gupta and Shyamal Mukherjee, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India’s former chairperson and senior partner, have also joined the Urban Company’s board as independent directors. After Deeepinder Goyal joined the Urban Company's Board, Abhiraj Singh Bhal, cofounder and CEO of Urban Company, in a statement, said “We are humbled to have esteemed industry leaders join our board as independent directors, as we step into our next phase of growth. They bring in a lot of experience and industry expertise that will guide us in our company-building journey. We look forward to their mentorship in the years to come.”

Bhal, last year in an interview informed that Urban Company aims to go public by the end of 2022 or the middle of 2023. Urban Company was founded in the year 2014 by Abhiraj Bhal, Raghav Chandra, and Khaitan. It offers services across the home and beauty segment in India, Dubai, Australia, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia. Until Now. Urban Clap has raised close to half a billion dollars from investors like Tiger Global, Vy Capital, Steadview Capital, and others.