Blinkit chief monetary officer (CFO) Vipin Kapooria has reportedly resigned about 16 months after becoming a member of the quick-commerce agency, in response to a PTI report.

Kapooria joined Blinkit in September final yr from Flipkart. He joined the Walmart-owned ecommerce firm in 2015, left in 2018 for hospitality large OYO, and returned in 2020 earlier than transferring to Blinkit. At OYO, he served as vp for enterprise finance.

At Blinkit, Kapooria was the primary full-time CFO in practically two years. The function had been vacant since Amit Sachdeva, the corporate’s earlier CFO, exited in 2022 following Blinkit’s acquisition by Zomato, now rebranded as Everlasting. Kapooria labored intently with Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa and Everlasting CFO Akshant Goyal.

He joined Blinkit shortly earlier than Eternal raised Rs 8,500 crore by a certified institutional placement final yr.

Kapooria’s exit comes amid heightened competitors in fast commerce. Blinkit is locked in a three-way battle with Zepto and Swiggy Instamart, at the same time as Amazon and Flipkart scale up their 10-minute supply choices. Flipkart entered the segment in mid-2024 and is making ready for a possible IPO subsequent yr, whereas additionally finishing the ultimate phases of redomiciling its base from Singapore to India.

The short commerce sector has seen a wave of capital market exercise over the previous yr. Swiggy raised Rs 10,000 crore through a QIP earlier this month. Zepto, the one standalone fast commerce firm, has reportedly filed confidential draft papers with SEBI to lift over Rs 11,500 crore by an IPO subsequent yr.

Blinkit, in the meantime, has continued to scale quickly. In 2025, it overtook the gross order worth of Everlasting’s core meals supply enterprise for the primary time. The corporate at the moment operates round 1,816 darkish shops and plans to cross 2,000 shops by the tip of the calendar yr.

The report additionally comes at a time when Blinkit and other major app-based delivery platforms are facing nationwide protests by supply companions. Employees throughout a number of cities have staged strikes over points together with pay buildings, lengthy working hours, algorithm-driven targets and the shortage of social safety advantages.