Albinder Dhindsa Age, Wife, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Albinder Singh Dhindsa
Profession	Businessman
Known for	Being the founder of Blinkit (formerly Grofers)
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Black (Bald)
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Award(s) & Honour(s)	• 2014: Top 10 Start-up's in Delhi by YourStory • 2014: Top 10 Promising Gurgaon-based Start-ups by IndianWeb2 • 2018: "Comeback Kid" award for turning around Grofers after a significant slowdown in 2016 at ET Startup Awards • 2024: Disruptor of the Year award at the CNBC-TV18 India Business Leader Awards for his work with Blinkit
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1982
Age (as of 2025)	43 Years
Birthplace	Patiala, Punjab, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Patiala, Punjab
College/University	• IIT, Delhi, India • Columbia Business School, New York, United States
Educational Qualification(s)	• Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Delhi (2000-2004) • MBA from Columbia Business School (2010-2012)
Religion	Sikhism
Social Media	• Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year, 2018
Family
Wife/Spouse	Akriti Chopra (a former senior executive at Zomato)
Style Quotient
Bike Collection	Royal Enfield
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$1.1 Billion (as of 2026)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Albinder Dhindsa

• After completing his graduation, Albinder Dhindsa started working as a transportation analyst at URS Corporation in December 2005. He served in the position till June 2007.

• After that, he worked as a senior associate at Cambridge Systematics from 2007 to 2010. There, he worked on logistics and supply chain systems.

• In 2010, Albinder Dhindsa shifted to the US from India to pursue an MBA at Columbia Business School. From June 2011 to August 2011, he worked as an associate at UBS Investment Bank.

• After completing his MBA, he returned to India and joined Zomato in New Delhi in December 2011. There, he served as head of international operations, where he worked on scaling the company’s global business till March 2014.

• In 2013, Albinder Dhindsa and Saurabh Kumar co-founded Grofers, a company which was started as a hyperlocal delivery platform.
  

  Albinder Singh Dhindsa while promoting Grofers

• Later, they shifted the focus of the company exclusively to grocery and pharmacy services.

• During its early period, Grofers grew fast but faced big problems with operations and finance.

• In 2021, Grofers changed its name to Blinkit and started working as a quick-commerce company.

• In 2022, Zomato bought Blinkit and took full control. After that, Albinder Dhindsa kept working as the CEO of Blinkit.

  

  Albinder Singh Dhindsa while delivering a Zomato order

• In March 2025, Zomato renamed itself Eternal.

• When the CEO of Zomato, Deepinder Goyal, stepped down as group CEO on 21 January 2026, he stated that Albinder Dhindsa would handle key operating decisions in the company.

  

  Albinder Singh Dhindsa with Deepinder Goyal

• Reportedly, it was announced that Goyal would stay on Eternal’s board as vice chairman only if shareholders approve.

• Albinder Singh Dhindsa likes reading books, playing basketball, listening to French music, and enjoying his mother’s cooking in his free time.
  

  Albinder Singh Dhindsa posing with a book