Sriharsha Majety

Co‑Founder & CEO, Swiggy

Sriharsha Majety

Co‑Founder & CEO, Swiggy

Summary

Sriharsha Majety, born in 1986 in Andhra Pradesh, India, is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Swiggy, India’s leading food delivery and quick‑commerce platform. A technologist turned entrepreneur, he holds a BE in Electrical & Electronics and an MSc in Physics from BITS Pilani, followed by an MBA (Finance) from IIM Calcutta. After a brief stint as an associate at Nomura International (London and India), he travelled extensively across Europe and Asia—by bicycle, public transport and hitchhiking—before launching his first startup, Bundl, in 2013. Though Bundl was unable to scale, Majety and his co-founder pivoted in 2014 with co-founder Rahul Jaimini to create Swiggy and expanded it across 580+ cities by early 2025.

Personal Information

Age

Nationality

Indian

Source of Wealth

Equity stake in Swiggy

Residence

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Marital Status

Married

Major Events Timeline

In 2003-2008, Sriharsha Majety graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics and a master’s degree in Physics from BITS Pilani.
In 2008-2009, Majety cleared CFA Level 2.
In 2009-2011, He earned PGDM (Finance) from IIM Calcutta.
In 2011, He joined Nomura International as an associate.
In 2012-2013, He left his job in the UK and gained very valuable experience while travelling alone on a shoestring budget overland from Europe to Asia.
In 2013, He co‑founded Bundl (e‑commerce logistics) but wound it down in 2014.
In 2014, He launched Swiggy in Bengaluru with Nandan Reddy & Rahul Jaimini.
In 2017, Swiggy launched its first cloud kitchen, The Bowl Company, in early 2017 in Bengaluru. It was one of Swiggy's first cloud kitchen ventures. While initially successful, Swiggy later shut down The Bowl Company in Delhi-NCR after a pilot run.
In 2020, Swiggy Instamart and Genie were launched.
In 2022, Swiggy's valuation rose to $10.7bn after a $700mn fundraise.
In 2024, Swiggy’s IPO was launched.