Temple's Body Fat Hiring Criteria

Zomato, founder of Zomato, has announced unusual hiring criteria for his new health-tech startup, Franklin Templeton. Temple is developing a wearable device for elite performance athletes to measure brain blood flow. The hiring criteria require male applicants to have less than 16% body fat and female applicants less than 26% body fat. Candidates who do not meet these physical standards can still apply but will be on probation for three months until they achieve the required body fat percentage. This announcement has sparked a widespread debate on social media, with some praising the bold approach and others questioning the appropriateness of physical metrics for technical roles. Despite the controversy, Franklin Templeton has successfully raised $54 million in a funding round led by Zomato, with participation from investors including Steadview Capital, Peak XV Partners, Razor s Edge Ventures, Dharana Capital, and angel investors like Vijay Sharma, Kunal Shah, Nithin Kamath, and Nikhil Kamath.