Rohan Mirchandani, co-founder of yoghurt brand Epigamia, has died at the age of 42 due to cardiac arrest.

Rohan Mirchandani, co-founder of Epigamia, a leading Greek yogurt brand in India, died on December 21 at the age of 42 due to cardiac arrest. The news was confirmed through an official statement from Drums Food International, the parent company of Epigamia.

Mirchandani, an alumnus of NYU Stern and the Wharton School, founded Drums Food International in 2013. Under his leadership, the brand has evolved from Hoki Poki ice cream to Epigamia, a household name in the yogurt and other dairy products industry. With more than 20,000 retail touchpoints in 30 cities, the company was gearing up to expand into the Middle East by 2025-2026.

Epigamia’s senior leadership, led by Ankur Goel (COO and Founding Member) and Uday Thakur (Co-Founder and Director), will continue to run the company with the full support of its Board of Directors, including the Mirchandani family and key investors such as Verlinvest and DSG Consumer Partners.

“Rohan was our mentor, friend and leader,” Goel and Thacker said in a joint statement. “We remain steadfast in our determination to move forward with his dream with vigor and vigor.”

The Epigamia Board of Directors echoed this sentiment, describing Mirchandani as a “visionary leader” whose commitment and passion have made a lasting impact. “We will work closely with the leadership to take Rohan’s legacy to greater heights,” the statement read.

Mirchandani’s death comes on the heels of other recent losses in India’s startup ecosystem, including Pepperfry co-founder Ambareesh Murthy and Good Capital’s Rohan Malhotra.

Known for his innovative spirit, Mirchandani has often spoken of his “eureka moment” during a lecture at a business school in Mumbai, which inspired him to address the lack of creativity in India’s FMCG sector. His focus on rapid commerce and his plans to grow Epigamia’s revenue to Rs 250 crore in FY25 were part of his ambitious vision for the company’s growth.