Nithin Kamath

Nithin Kamath is an Indian entrepreneur who specialises as a stockbroker and investor. He co-founded the financial service-based company Zerodha.

Born on the 5th of October, 1979 to a Konkani family in Shimoga, Karnataka, he completed his primary education at the Dayal Singh Public School in Shimoga. Upon completion, he pursued engineering at the Bangalore Institute of Technology, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunication.

He started his career early by trading in stock markets at the age of 17, receiving his first incentive trading shares using his father’s account.

After spending a few years working as a professional financial trader he worked at a call center for 3 years, going on to act as a sub-broker for Reliance Money. In 2004, he established Kamath Associates, and in 2010, working alongside his younger brother Nikhil Kamath, he co-founded Zerodha.

Today, the company deals with daily retail trading and has turnovers that cross the $1 billion mark.

He is also the founder of Rainmatter, a financial technology startup fund and incubator that's headquartered in Bangalore. The company had been founded as an initiative under the parent company Zerodha.

In 2016, The Economic Times included Kamath in their list of the 10 Indian Businessmen to watch out for.