Hari Menon exits BigBasket; Sarvam cofounder on fresh fundingBigBasket's longtime leader Hari Menon has stepped down as CEO. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
16 Jun, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
Bigbasket elevates Seshu Tirumala as COO as it sharpens quick commerce pushTirumala joined BigBasket in 2014 and was most recently its chief buying and merchandising officer. He has also overseen sourcing, category...
04 Jun, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
BigBasket appoints ex-Google exec Arpit Jaiswal as chief growth officerBigBasket has appointed Arpit Jaiswal, a former executive of Google India, as its new chief growth officer. Jaiswal brings 15 years of expe...
17 Apr, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
Rs 27,213 crore company CEO reveals the one biggest mistake most young businessmen makeBigBasket CEO Hari Menon, in a widely shared LinkedIn post, addressed a common mistake among young startup founders — believing their main ...
10 Apr, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
Not in a hurry to add new categories; will focus on grocery: BigBasket CEO Hari MenonHari Menon told ET that BigBasket will only diversify into adjacent categories to grocery like kitchen and home appliances. Meanwhile, riva...
05 Mar, 2024, 08.46 PM IST
Exclusive | BigBasket raises $200 million from Tata Digital, others; valuation hits $3.2 billionCEO Hari Menon outlines quick commerce expansion, bringing 1mg on its app . The funding takes e-grocer’s valuation to $3.2 billion.
21 Dec, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
Resilience, doing more with less helped us during COVID-19: BigBasket CEOBigBasket co-founder and CEO Hari Menon said the company hired over 12,000 persons in 16 days to meet the surge in demand as a large number...
27 Nov, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
‘Wait, keep your earnings going’: BigBasket’s Hari Menon’s advice to future startup foundersMenon said that future entrepreneurs should be cautious and wait until the current situation is under control before launching something ne...
01 May, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
Amazon, Flipkart will take at least a year to build supply chain capabilities: BigBasket's Hari Menon“This is very good for the sector and how modern trade grew and opened up a new way to shop,” Menon said, adding that as grocery extends be...
21 Oct, 2019, 09.00 AM IST
Gates Foundation appoints Hari Menon as Country Director for IndiaMenon takes over from Nachiket Mor, who held the position for the past three years and resigned last month.
09 May, 2019, 07.01 PM IST
How dotcom survivors built a $950 million startup in IndiaAttracting and keeping customers is a challenge for all e-commerce companies, and doubly so in India where shopping habits vary widely from...
20 Mar, 2018, 05.11 PM IST
With Alibaba on board, BigBasket to go offlineThe Bengaluru-based company is looking to supplement its core online business with offline kiosks that will stock daily groceries, fast-mov...
05 Mar, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
Bigbasket's Hari Menon and IDG Ventures's T C Meenakshisundaram join IIMK LIVE BoardHari Menon is the co-founder and CEO of India’s largest online supermarket, Bigbasket and TC Meenakshisundaram is founder and managing dire...
16 Nov, 2017, 04.35 PM IST
Predictability a challenge in subscription model: Hari Menon, CEO, BigbasketLow margin is actually a myth. We run at a gross margin of 25%, which is a decent margin, much higher than other fastselling products onlin...
25 Aug, 2017, 12.03 AM IST
No compromise on food! Indians ditch vendors, turn to 'costly' online shopping for greensAt present, around 70% of Bigbasket's daily orders contain fruits and vegetables," says Hari Menon, co-founder and CEO of Bigbasket.
16 Oct, 2016, 11.25 AM IST
Tug of war: Men, money and womenThere are examples of (investors) putting too much money too fast and getting too involved when it is not growing as they have thought it w...
29 Jul, 2016, 06.04 AM IST
Bengaluru based BigBasket to set up small warehouses across the countryBigBasket is setting up a number of small warehouses across the country to be able to ship orders faster under its express delivery service.
15 Jun, 2015, 03.19 PM IST