India, Jan. 22 -- On 21st January, Deepinder Goyal announced his resignation as CEO and Managing Director of Eternal, the parent company for growing businesses like Zomato and Blinkit. The announement, effective 1 Febrauary 2026, has left the industry asking; is India's one of the most prominent consumer tech founder shifting his focus entirely to deeptech?

In a letter to shareholders, Goyal stated he is drawn to "new ideas that involve significantly higher-risk exploration and experimentation." He noted that these initiatives fall outside the strategic scope of a public company like Eternal. While he will remain Vice Chairman, the move signals a transition from day-to-day operations to what is being suspected as an "all-in" bet on scien...