Co-Founder Story

Mohit Tandon and his role at Delhivery

From Bain consultant to Delhivery co-founder, and what he did after the company grew.

Mohit Tandon is one of the five co-founders of Delhivery. The others are Sahil Barua, Bhavesh Manglani, Suraj Saharan and Kapil Bharati. Tandon graduated from IIT Kanpur.

Before Delhivery, Tandon worked as a consultant at Bain & Company. At Bain he worked with Sahil Barua. The two looked at the size of the Indian logistics market and chose to build a company in it.

Delhivery started in May 2011 in Gurugram as SSN Logistics. It first offered same-day delivery for offline stores. In June 2011 it signed its first e-commerce client.

In 2021 Tandon and Bhavesh Manglani stepped aside from day-to-day operations, ahead of the company's May 2022 IPO. Delhivery listed at a valuation of about ₹35,283 crore.

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Where did Mohit Tandon study?

Mohit Tandon is an IIT Kanpur graduate.

How did Mohit Tandon start Delhivery?

Tandon and Sahil Barua were consultants at Bain & Company. They saw the size of the logistics market and decided to focus on it. Delhivery began in Gurugram in May 2011 as SSN Logistics.

What is Mohit Tandon's role at Delhivery?

He is one of the five co-founders, along with Sahil Barua, Bhavesh Manglani, Suraj Saharan and Kapil Bharati. In 2021 he stepped aside from day-to-day operations.