Following his exit as chief executive of Eternal Ltd.—the parent company behind Indian food delivery giant Zomato—billionaire Deepinder Goyal is redirecting his entrepreneurial focus and personal wealth toward ambitious frontiers in medical technology and regional aerospace. The 43-year-old entrepreneur, whose net worth is estimated at $1.3 billion, is currently backing two distinct, high-risk ventures that operate completely outside his former consumer internet empire.
On the health technology front, Goyal is preparing to launch a unique, bean-shaped wearable device called “Temple” within the next six to twelve months. Designed to be worn on the side of the forehead, the estimated $1,000 wellness device aims to track real-time metabolic activity directly rather than relying on heart rate as a traditional proxy. The device originated from Goyal’s personal research into cerebral blood flow and relies on a newly identified biomarker termed “entropy” to measure physical stress, meditation, sleep quality, and exercise recovery, though it has yet to undergo formal medical regulatory clearance.
Simultaneously, Goyal is expanding his footprint into the aviation sector with a $20 million personal investment in LAT Aerospace, a startup co-founded with former Zomato executive Surobhi Das. LAT Aerospace is focused on developing domestic propulsion systems, gas turbine engines, and low-cost, eight-seater Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft. The venture aims to establish an efficient, decentralized regional flight network that utilizes India’s hundreds of underused small airstrips, effectively connecting smaller towns directly while bypassing the congestion of major metropolitan airports. Although Goyal openly acknowledges the massive regulatory and engineering hurdles facing the aerospace project, his dual-sector pivot underscores a bold strategy of utilizing private wealth to spearhead complex, deep-tech
