Exclusive: Kabeer Biswas in talks to join BigBasket after exiting Flipkart

Kabeer Biswas, co-founder and former chief executive officer of Dunzo, has stepped down from his role as Vice President at Flipkart where he was leading its quick commerce initiative, Flipkart Minutes.

In a statement, Flipkart said that Kunal Gupta, Vice President and a Flipkart veteran, will now lead Flipkart Minutes to ensure the seamless continuation of business and operations.

According to Entrackr’s sources, Biswas is in talks to join BigBasket and is expected to lead the company’s quick commerce vertical. “Discussions are at an advanced stage and the role will involve leading the grocery major’s fast delivery business,” said one of the sources aware of the matter, requesting anonymity.

As per sources, BigBasket has extended an offer letter to Biswas.

Biswas had joined Flipkart in January this year to build and scale the company’s 10-minute delivery business. His exit comes less than a year after taking up the role, marking another leadership change in Flipkart’s new commerce push.

Flipkart Minutes was launched earlier this year to compete with established players such as Blinkit, Zepto and Swiggy’s Instamart. The unit was being built under Biswas’s leadership as part of Flipkart’s efforts to expand beyond its traditional e-commerce operations.

Responding to Entrackr’s queries, Biswas said he was not authorised to comment, while BigBasket declined to comment.

Biswas co-founded Bengaluru-based Dunzo in 2014 and led it for nearly a decade. The company, once a key player in India’s hyperlocal delivery space, faced operational and funding challenges over the past two years and was eventually shut down.

Reliance Retail, which invested about $200 million in Dunzo in 2022, recently wrote off its investment in the firm.