NEW DELHI: Rohan Mirchandani, the 42-year-old co-founder of the renowned yogurt brand Epigamia, passed away on December 21 following a sudden cardiac arrest, as confirmed by parent company Drums Food International in an official statement.
“It is with deep sorrow that Drums Food International confirms the untimely passing of its beloved founder, Rohan Mirchandani, who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest yesterday. The company requests the media and the public to respect the privacy of Rohan’s family during this difficult time,” read the statement shared by the company.
“The senior leadership of Epigamia, led by Ankur Goel (COO & Founding Member) and Uday Thakker (Co-founder & Director), continues to steer the company’s day-to-day operations with the full support of the Board of Directors, including Rohan’s family, Raj Mirchandani, Verlinvest, and DSG Consumer Partners,” the statement added.
Rohan Mirchandani, an alumnus of NYU Stern and the Wharton School, founded Drums Food International in 2013. Under his leadership, Epigamia rose to prominence as a new-age FMCG brand, becoming a household name in India’s urban centers. The brand’s innovative range of flavored Greek yogurts resonated with health-conscious consumers and cemented its position as one of the country’s leading yogurt brands.
Mirchandani’s passing adds to a series of tragic losses within the startup ecosystem in recent months including the death of Rohan Malhotra, co-founder and managing partner of early-stage venture capital firm Good Capital, on October 1 this year and Ambareesh Murty, the 51-year-old co-founder of online furniture store Pepperfry, who also died of a cardiac arrest.
Managing Director and CEO of Edelweiss Mutual Fund Radhika Gupta, voiced her concern on Sunday over the alarming increase in heart attacks and stress-related illnesses affecting people in their 40s and 50s. “It is heartbreaking to see stories of so many folks I know losing their lives in their 40s and 50s to heart attacks and stress-related ailments,” Gupta expressed in a tweet. “It makes you question a lot of things.”
