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Bengaluru, Karnataka
Zerodha
Nithin Kamath
A 17-year-old day trader who blew up his account twice — and ten years later built India's largest broker without a marketing budget or a single VC.
FrugalityCompounding mindsetCustomer obsession
Struggles
Father didn't want him trading. Lost everything twice. Took a BPO job to keep trading on the side. Suffered a mild stroke in 2024 — still building.
Family
Brother Nikhil is co-founder. Wife Seema runs Rainmatter, their fintech incubator. Tight-knit family business.
The full story
From day one to today.
The journey
Milestones, not magic.
2001
Traded stocks from a BPO cubicle at 17 — between calls.
2010
Launched Zerodha with ₹5L — flat-fee broking no one believed in.
2020
Became India's largest broker. Bootstrapped. No marketing.
2023
₹6,000+ Cr profit. Still zero external investors.
Wins
- Built Zerodha into a defining brand from Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Setbacks
- Father didn't want him trading. Lost everything twice. Took a BPO job to keep trading on the side. Suffered a mild stroke in 2024 — still building.
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Next journey
Falguni Nayar — Nykaa