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Blinkit CFO Vipin Kapooria Resigns After One Year

The company has offered no statement, with reports pointing to financing pressures across quick commerce.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets report that Vipin Kapooria has left the CFO role roughly a year after joining in October 2024.
  • Sources indicate he is likely to return to Flipkart, with The Economic Times citing a planned senior finance position.
  • His exit follows Zepto’s confidential filing to SEBI to raise about Rs 11,000 crore through an IPO, signaling intensifying competition for capital.
  • Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa recently warned that the quick‑commerce model faces a shakeout as access to fresh funding tightens.
  • Kapooria previously served as Flipkart’s vice president of business finance and is credited in reports with overseeing Zomato’s Rs 8,500 crore QIP.