Zomato's Deepinder Goyal bets on Temple wellness wearable and LAT Aerospace after Eternal exit

Ex-Eternal CEO Deepinder Goyal plans to launch Temple, a ~$1,000 wearable wellness device aimed at elite users within 6-12 months, alongside backing aviation startup LAT Aerospace. The founder's $20M bet signals a pivot from food-tech to premium health hardware.

— Source publishedWed, 15 Jul, 2026, 08:39 IST·First seen Wed, 15 Jul, 2026, 08:53 IST·Source Business Standard · Companies

What happened

Zomato (Eternal) · Deepinder Goyal, ex-CEO of Eternal (Zomato/Blinkit), plans to launch Temple, a ~$1,000 wearable wellness device for elite users within 6-12

Key facts

  • $1,000 retail price
  • $1.3 billion net worth
  • $20 million investment
  • 6-12 month launch timeline

Why this matters

Temple's elite-priced wearable could open a premium health-hardware segment, making Goyal's venture a candidate to monitor for partnership or competitive positioning in wellness tech.

What to watch

  • Pre-order or waitlist numbers signaling demand at price point
  • Public launch date confirmation vs. slippage past 12 months
  • Additional funding rounds or co-investor announcements
  • Regulatory/health-claim positioning statements
  • Competitor pricing or feature response from Oura/Whoop/Apple
  • Key hire announcements in hardware and clinical roles
  • Lock contract manufacturing and sensor supply chain to hit 6-12 month window
  • Recruit health-hardware and regulatory talent from established wearable players
  • Seed elite ambassador/early-access cohort to validate $1K willingness-to-pay
  • Define data-privacy and clinical-claim boundaries before launch
  • Raise or ringfence additional capital to separate Temple from LAT Aerospace risk