Swiggy co-founder & CTO Rahul Jaimini quits the company to join Pesto Tech

India’s home-grown foodtech giant Swiggy, on Thursday, May 7 announced that its co-founder & CTO Rahul Jaimini has quit the company to join a career accelerator startup Pesto Tech as a co-founder.

Jaimini, Sriharsha Majety (CEO), and Nandan Reddy started Swiggy back in 2014 to augment the food delivery canvas of India.

Jaimini in a tweet yesterday said,

This is not a goodbye, it's more of a thank you 😇🙏

After being a part of the @swiggy_in founding team and the close family we've all become over these past 6 years, it's time for me to take up a new challenge.https://t.co/Oi9LZFQL4I

1/n
— Rahul Jaimini (@rahuljaimini) May 7, 2020

Majety in a tweet yesterday thanked Jaimini for his contribution in Swiggy and affirmed that Jaimini is leaving the day-to-day responsibilities but will continue as a board member and shareholder of Swiggy.

It's the end of an era for @swiggy_in ! Countless memories creating this company from scratch over 6 years, and thankful to @rahuljaimini for every one of them! (1/2)https://t.co/geYXMyG4Ug
— Sriharsha Majety (@harshamjty) May 7, 2020

Majety in an email to the Swiggy team on Thursday also extended his heartfelt gratitude for Jaimini and elaborated his six-year journey to bid him farewell.