Mumbai:  Angel investor and Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty has bid adieu to the world. Murty, 51, passed away in Leh due to a cardiac arrest.

Murty founded omnichannel furniture and home decor company Pepperfry in 2012 with co-founder and COO Ashish Shah. He recently announced the completion of 12 years at Pepperfry in his LinkedIn post.

Murty completed his Bachelors in Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering in 1994, and was an alumnus of IIT Calcutta, 1996 batch.

Murty had an experience of 27 years in general management across FMCG, financial services, and internet industries. He began his career with Cadbury in their sales and marketing division, and had short stints in ICICI Prudential, Britannia and Levi’s.

As per his LinkedIn profile, Murty ran a financial training and business consulting firm, Origin Resources from 2003-05 in Bangalore, after which he joined eBay as their Country Manager for India, Philippines and Malaysia where he stayed till 2011.

Murty is survived by his wife and son.