Mumbai, July 15: As Zomato’s shares touched an all-time high of Rs 232 per share, Deepinder Goyal, founder and chief executive officer of the company, entered the billionaire club.
The company’s market cap crossed the Rs 2 trillion mark on Monday. Zomato’s market cap at the end of the trading session was Rs 202,226 crore.
is only the second entrepreneur from the new-age listed firms to have joined the coveted billionaire club. Falguni Nayar, founder and chief executive officer of FSN eCommerce Venture, which owns the beauty and fashion e-commerce platform Nykaa, is the only other new-age entrepreneur in the billionaire club.
Goyal, who is not a promoter, saw his shareholding value spike to over Rs 8,000 crore. Goyal holds a total of 36.95 crore shares or 4.19 per cent. At the current share price of Rs 229 per share, his shareholding in the company is now valued at Rs 8,461.55 crore.
