Pepperfry's Ambareesh Murty dies of cardiac arrest

Ambareesh Murty, Co-founder and CEO, Pepperfry, passed away in Leh due to cardiac arrest. He was 51 years old.

Having co-founded the omnichannel furniture and home decor company in 2012, he recently completing 12 years at Pepperfry and was also an angel investor.

The news of Murty’s demise was broken to the world by Ashish Shah, Co-founder and COO, Pepperfry on the Elon Musk owned microblogging platform- X.

“Extremely devastated to inform that my friend, mentor, brother, and soulmate Ambareesh Murty is no more. Lost him yesterday night to a cardiac arrest at Leh. Please pray for him and for strength to his family and near ones,” Shah tweeted.

The Pepperfry family, along with its employees, investors, partners, and customers, mourn the loss of a visionary leader who played a pivotal role in shaping our journey. At this challenging time, our thoughts and prayers are with Ambareesh’s family, friends, and loved ones. We extend our heartfelt condolences to them and stand by them in their moment of grief. 

We would like to assure our customers, partners, and stakeholders that Pepperfry remains steadfast in its commitment to delivering exceptional products and services. The entire Pepperfry team is dedicated to upholding the values that Ambareesh instilled in the company and ensuring that his legacy continues to guide us into the future. 

As we grieve the loss of a remarkable individual, we also celebrate the legacy of Ambareesh Murty and the lasting impact he has left on our organization and the industry as a whole.

Having started his career with Cadbury in their sales and marketing division, moving onto short stints in ICICI Prudential, Britannia and Levi’s, Murty held 14 years of general management experience in FMCG, financial services and internet industries.

Prior to founding Pepperfry, Murty was associated with eBay Inida for over five-and-a-half years across roles including Country Manager and Director-Marketplace Development and User Experience.

He was also the Marketing Manager - Mass Markets at Britannia Industries for approximately seven months.

Prior to this, he ran a financial training and business consulting firm, Origin Resources from 2003-05.

He was an alumnus of IIT Calcutta, 1996 batch and completed his Bachelor in Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering in 1994.

Murty called himself a closet sociopath on his X (formerly Twitter) profile and professed a love for history-reading epic fantasies.

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