Food and grocery delivery major Swiggy has shifted its corporate headquarters from Bellandur on Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) to Whitefield, joining a growing set of companies moving away from the city’s congested tech corridor.
Moneycontrol, in November, was the first to report that Swiggy was planning the move, driven by better metro connectivity, relatively affordable housing and easier access to talent. The shift comes as startups and tech firms reassess their presence on the ORR stretch, where traffic congestion and infrastructure delays have made daily operations and employee commute increasingly difficult.
The new office spans four floors and brings together teams across Swiggy’s food delivery, quick commerce, dining out and logistics businesses. The company has organised the space around different operational functions, including logistics, kitchens and merchant ecosystems, to improve coordination as these verticals expand.
“Swiggy’s new headquarters is a reflection of who we are and where we are headed. This campus is designed to bring our teams closer, enable faster decision-making, and nurture a culture of creativity and ownership,” Swiggy chief human resources officer Girish Menon said.
The relocation comes amid a broader shift in Bengaluru’s office market. Companies such as Amazon and SAP have expanded or consolidated operations in micro-markets such as Whitefield and other metro-connected hubs, while several startups have also explored moving out of the ORR corridor in search of better infrastructure and employee accessibility.
Whitefield, supported by the Purple Line of the metro, has seen rising interest on this front. For companies with large employee bases, particularly in tech and operations roles, commute times and housing costs are becoming key considerations in location decisions.
Swiggy said it reused a significant portion of furniture and materials from its previous office and built the campus to meet green building standards. It has also deployed energy- and water-saving systems across the facility as part of its efforts to manage costs and reduce environmental impact.
The move comes as Swiggy continues to scale its quick commerce and logistics businesses alongside its core food delivery operations, making closer coordination between teams more important.