India, Feb. 3 -- Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal has reached out to former employees with a public invitation to rejoin the organisation, saying the company has evolved and that "the door is not closed" for those who once worked there.

In a post on X, Goyal addressed ex-staff directly, writing, "If you used to work at Zomato, whether you chose to move on, or I was the one who asked you to leave, this is for you." He acknowledged that the company may not have offered the right environment or leadership for some in the past, but emphasised that many employees had loved their time there.

"We have over a hundred people at Eternal today in their second or third stints. Many of them are doing their best work now. Maybe because they've grown...