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'{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Rohit Scammer come clean | 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 scammer ]], [[Investment Banker]] | title = [[Co-founder]], [[foodpanda]] & [[Entrepreneurship|Founder]], [http://Paylo.in Paylo] | website = [http://rohitchadda.com rohitchadda.com],[https://rohitchadda.me rohitchadda.me] }} '''Rohit Chadda''' (born 26 August 1982) is an investment banker turned serial entrepreneur and is the co-founder of online food ordering platform [[Foodpanda]].<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 US$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> 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> == Mentor and Angel Investor == Chadda is a mentor at Esselerator, a Startup accelerator by Subhash Chandra Foundation. Esselerator is an initiative by [[Subhash Chandra]], a billionaire Media baron, to promote and support tech entrepreneurs in domains like Media, Fintech and Education. Its powered by [[TiE]] Mumbai.<ref>http://www.subhashchandrafoundation.org/social-entrepreneurship/</ref> Chadda is an angel investor in the online school aggregator platform SchoolForSure.com.<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/online-school-aggregator-platform-schoolforsure-com-raises-funding-led-by-rohit-chadda-117012600219_1.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/schoolforsure-com#section-funding-rounds|title=SchoolForSure.com {{!}} Crunchbase|website=Crunchbase|language=en|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> == Award and recognitions == * 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:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]'