Deepinder Goyal, CEO of the meals e-commerce platform Zomato, lately unveiled an attention-grabbing backstory concerning the title of his platform. Goyal appeared on the newest episode of the streaming sketch comedy present The Nice Indian Kapil Present, alongside his spouse Grecia Munoz, and notable visitors Narayana Murthy and his spouse, Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty.
Deepinder Goyal shared the quirky origin story behind Zomato’s title on The Nice Indian Kapil Present.(Instagram/Deepinder Goyal)
Through the episode, host Kapil Sharma couldn’t resist posing the query many have puzzled about. “We have heard potato, tomato, but what is the meaning of Zomato?” Kapil joked. “I saw an ad where cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Sreesanth argue, saying it’s ‘Zomato’ or ‘Zomaato’. So, what’s the real story? Where did the name come from?”
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A play on phrases
Deepinder, with a smile, responded, “This, ‘tomato’ or ‘tomaato’, whatever you want to say – we wanted that name as the dot com. We wanted ‘tomato dot com,’ but we didn’t get that domain,” he explained. “So we changed the alphabet and got Zomato dot com.”
The love story that began all of it
Kapil requested Deepinder about how he met his spouse, Grecia Munoz, who’s initially from Mexico. Deepinder’s expression softened with a nostalgic smile as he recounted the second. “I was single for a long time,” he started. “My friends would set me up on dates, always advising me not to get too serious. But when Grecia first came to Delhi, a friend called me and said, ‘There’s a girl you need to meet.’ He insisted, ‘Make sure you meet her; you’ll end up marrying her.’ It was his rare moment of foresight. This time, he said, ‘If you find a girl like her, you must marry her.’ I was intrigued, and so we met…”
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Romantic inspiration for app notifications
Deepinder additionally shared a novel facet of Zomato’s advertising and marketing throughout the present. “Sometimes, my romantic messages to Gia inspire the app’s notifications,” he revealed with fun. “I give full credit to our marketing team, who took my idea of ‘building a relationship with the customer’ a bit too seriously!” he stated.
The episode wrapped up with hearty laughs, giving the viewers an enthralling perception into the Goyals’ life, mixing private anecdotes with the story of a number one model.