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'{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Rohit Chadda | image =Rohit_Chadda.jpg | image_size = | caption = Rohit Chadda | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|08|26}} | birth_place = India | residence = India | nationality = Indian | alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta]], [[Delhi Technological University]] | occupation = [[Entrepreneur]], [[Investment Banker]] | title = [[Co-founder]], [[foodpanda]] & [[Entrepreneurship|Founder]], [http://Paylo.in Paylo] | website = [https://www.livemint.com/Companies/rYKC6HjnShogjE62jO5lpK/The-trouble-with-Foodpanda.html] }} '''Rohit Chadda''' (born 26 August 1982) is an investment banker turned serial entrepreneur and is the co-founder of online food ordering platform [[Foodpanda|foodpanda.com]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/columns/work/Taking-the-plunge/articleshow/45913805.cms?|title=Taking the plunge - Bangalore Mirror|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/i-love-the-as-my-audi-apple-gadgets-and-asics-shoes-rohit-chadda-md-and-co-founder-foodpanda-in/29190/|title=I love the As - my Audi, Apple gadgets and Asics shoes: Rohit Chadda, MD and Co-founder, Foodpanda.in - The Financial Express|last=|first=|date=2015-01-12|website=The Financial Express|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> He is also the founder of omni-channel payments platform Paylo.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/NMxYrU9QE9QIOW01GmedGN/Payments-platform-Paylo-buys-Ruplee.html|title=Payments platform Paylo buys Ruplee|last=Poovanna|first=Sharan|date=2016-03-22|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-21/news/71705481_1_payment-foodpanda-app|title=Paylo.in acquires in-restaurant payment app Ruplee|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> == Education and early career == Chadda graduated from [[Delhi Technological University|Delhi Technological University (formerly Delhi College of Engineering)]] with a degree in [[computer engineering]] and worked as a [[software engineer]] for [[Computer Sciences Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/rohit-chadda-862ab83|title=Rohit Chadda {{!}} LinkedIn|last=|first=|date=|website=in.linkedin.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> In 2007 he joined [[Indian Institute of Management Calcutta]] to do his MBA after which he worked at [[Bank of America Merrill Lynch|Merrill Lynch]] as an [[Investment banking|Investment Banker]] in United Kingdom. He took an internal transfer to India in 2011.<ref name=":0" /> == Entrepreneurial journey == Chadda began his entrepreneurial journey in 2012 when he co-founded foodpanda. Before [[foodpanda]] got popular he used to tell people that he delivers pizza for a living.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Braving-parents-in-laws/articleshow/46791158.cms|title=Braving parents & in-laws | newspaper=Times of India|date=3 April 2015|first=John | last=Sarkar | access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> Foodpanda is active in over 40 countries across the world with over 22,000 restaurant partners and has raised a total investment of over USD 100 million till August 2014.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesmartceo.in/magazine/starting-up/hello-food.html|title=SmartCEO - Magazine - Starting Up - Hello, food!|last=|first=|date=|website=www.thesmartceo.in|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/FoodPanda-raises-60-mn-in-a-new-round-of-funding/articleshow/40101047.cms|title=FoodPanda raises $60 mn in a new round of funding - Times of India|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref>. He was part of the major controversy of foodpanda scams that took place in India. It is estimated that he made 15 million USD through the scam and shamelessly involved his mother and other relatives to be part of the scam. He was asked to leave the firm right after the article was published. In 2015, he launched a multi-channel offline payments platform Paylo which acquired the in-restaurant payments app Ruplee in March 2016 for an undisclosed sum.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/companies/money-on-the-move/237990/|title=Money on the move - The Financial Express|date=2016-04-17|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> Chadda believes that execution is more important than the idea to make a startup successful and the key challenge for experienced professionals to work in a startup environment is to unlearn what they have previously learned. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-12-28/news/57462660_1_nr-narayana-murthy-richard-branson-peter-thiel/3|title=Startup mantras from entrepreneurs like NR Narayana Murthy, Richard Branson, Kunal Bahl and others|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/ZR5FYLCzqLXLKYKRZRGTCN/The-office-is-shifting.html|title=The office is shifting|last=Chaturvedi|first=Pooja|date=2015-01-11|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/the-net-neutrality-debate-striking-the-right-balance/67378/|title=The Net Neutrality debate: Paytm and FoodPanda co-founders elaborate | newspaper=The Financial Express|date=28 April 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=16 May 2018}}</ref> == Award and recognitions == *foodpanda scammer award 2015 <ref> {{Cite web| url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/rYKC6HjnShogjE62jO5lpK/The-trouble-with-Foodpanda.html/content/rohit-chaddha|title=VC Circle Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> * Aditya Birla Award for Business Leadership 2007-08, 2008-09<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://events.vccircle.com/content/rohit-chaddha|title=VC Circle Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> * Professional Entrepreneur of the Year 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.entrepreneurindia.com/congress/2014/award-winners2014.php|title=Entrepreneur India Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> * Young Food & Grocery Professional of the Year 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmoasia.org/food_grocery_report_2014.html|title=CMO ASIA Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=www.cmoasia.org|publisher=|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref> * Ranked 22 on Fortune 40 under 40 most influential business leaders list 2015<ref name="forbes40">{{Cite web|url=http://115.112.89.179:8090/Fortune/fortune500/40under40/2015#Rohit_Chaddha_22|title=Fortune 40 under 40|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> * Top 25 Most Talented Ecommerce Professionals in India 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asiaretailcongress.com/25-ecommerce.html|title=Asia Retail Congress Awards|last=|first=|date=|website=www.asiaretailcongress.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chadda, Rohit}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Delhi Technological University alumni]] [[Category:Indian investment bankers]] {{morecat|date=September 2016}}'