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Nikhil Kamath

Co-founder, Zerodha

Rating

5 of 5 axes rated
Savvy84Wins86Leads74Solves72Talks92
  • Business Savvy84
  • Proven Wins86
  • Leads the Pack74
  • Solves It Fast72
  • Talks It Up92

Co-built Zerodha and then True Beacon, and is among the most effective communicators of any Indian founder — his interview platform reaches an audience most listed companies cannot. Proven Wins is shared with his brother; Leads the Pack sits lower because the operating leadership at Zerodha is not his.

Scores are editorial judgements on a 0–100 scale, not measured metrics. An em dash means the axis has not been assessed.

Net worth

$3.1B

Est. 28 Jul 2026 · forbes.com

About

Co-founded Zerodha in 2010 and the asset manager True Beacon. A school dropout who began trading in his teens; an active investor and signatory of the Giving Pledge.

He left school at fourteen and began trading, working alongside his brother Nithin before the two founded Zerodha in 2010. He later co-founded True Beacon, an asset manager for high-net-worth clients, and is an active early-stage investor. A signatory of the Giving Pledge, he also hosts a widely followed interview podcast.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

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