SiliconValley Hires Prominent Icons who Quit Indian Unicorns


Tanmay Saksena

Tanmay Saksena—former Disney executive has abruptly left India’s largest online food discovery and ordering platform, highlighting investor pressure on food delivery websites to improve their financial metrics. At the start of this month, Saksena joined as the Chief Operating Officer of Sequoia India-backed healthcare startup 1mg. Joining this company now, Saksena has his complete focus on expanding 1mg's business into new cities and improve their e-pharmacy sales.

Namita Gupta

Namita Gupta—Chief Product Officer of Restaurant search website, Zomato, who was hired from U.S-based Facebook Inc., has left the company last year after serving eleven years in the organization. Gupta after quitting, found Airveda that plays a significant role in allowing consumers to remotely monitor air quality in real time basis through an affordable air quality monitor.

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