Zomato IPO Year-In-Review: $8.8B Listing Frenzy Exposes Founder-Employee Wealth Gap

Zomato's blockbuster IPO anchored India's $8.8-billion new-age listing wave, but the year-end retrospective spotlights Esop distribution concerns, founder-employee wealth disparity, and cofounder Gaurav Gupta's exit amid Rs 34,000 crore in valuations.

— Filed Thu, 9 Jul, 2026, 15:47 IST · Source ET Retail · Updated

Zomato IPO year-in-review highlights founder-employee wealth disparity in new-age internet IPOs, Esop distribution concerns, cofounder Gaurav Gupta's exit, and India's $8.8-billion IPO frenzy led by food-delivery startups with room to grow.