After Temple device, Deepinder Goyal creates another buzz with Dark.ai teaser; says coming soon - What's this all about?

Deepinder Goyal on Wednesday teased Dark.ai, an upcoming AI initiative from Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit.

Eternal founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal has teased a new initiative called Dark.ai on X on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, hours before the company announces its Q2 FY27 financial results. There are no details at all about its purpose, features or launch timeline in the post, which is titled “from the house of Eternal”.

Goyal posted a picture of the words “DARK BY ETERNAL” on a black background on both a desktop monitor and laptop. The reveal has sparked speculation on whether Eternal plans to dive into artificial intelligence as a consumer app or as an enterprise solution and whether it will be a technology platform for its internal operations.

What is Dark.ai? Deepinder Goyal shares his first glimpse

In his post on X, Goyal wrote, “Dark.ai – from the house of Eternal. Coming soon.”

The teaser is the first time the programme has been seen in public view. None of Goyal or Eternal has revealed the intentions of the product, the audience or the business model or launch date.

It is also yet to be seen if Dark.ai will be connected with Eternal's existing businesses such as Zomato, Blinkit, Hyperpure and District. The company hasn't announced any investment plans nor offered information on the project's management.

Eternal Q2 results: What analysts expect

The announcement coincides with investors' expectations of Eternal's unaudited results for the quarter and half year ending Sept. 30, 2026. The company has also announced its earnings conference call at 5 PM IST on Wednesday.

Eternal's consolidated revenue is expected to increase by 17.4% quarter-on-quarter to ₹23,729.3 crore, according to an estimate by Kotak Institutional Equities. The broking has projected an EBITDA of ₹854.2 crore and APAT of ₹293.2 crore. These figures are analyst estimates and not the company’s reported results.

Pragya Singha Roy