Nithin Kamath

Nitin Kamath is an Indian entrepreneur, stockbroker, co-founder and director of the discount brokerage Zerodha.[1][2]

Early life and Education

Nithin Kamath was born on 5 October 1979 in a middle class working family. Six years later is younger brother Nikhil was born. Nithin completed his formal school education from local elementry schools. Nithin's neighborhood consisted of Marwaris who traded in the Stock market through which he was introduced in the stock market and the trading industry.

Nithin started trading when he was just 17 via his mother's account.

Later Nithin enrolled in the Bangalore Institute of Technology and completed his Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Telecommunication.

Nihin completed his graduation from Bangalore Institute of Technology specialising in Electronics and Telecommunications.[3]

Soon after graduating Nithin started trading and for capital formation even worked in call centers. Nithin started managing assets via trading for other people.

Career

Kamath began his career as a sub-broker. He worked with Reliance money in 2006 as a money manager and by the end of 2010 he and his younger brother founded Zerodha.[4][1] Nitin was named one of the “Top 10 Businessmen to Watch Out for in 2016 in India” by The Economic Times for discount broking in India.[5] He has a net worth of ₹ 6600 crore.[6]

References
  1. Feb 2019, ETMarkets com | 27; Ist, 03:32 Pm, Discount Broking not everyone's cup of tea: Zerodha CEO, retrieved 2019-10-08
  2. Jain, Aashika (2019-05-01). "The Kamath Brothers on How They Used the Power of Zero to Become India's No 1 Stock Brokering Platform". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. Kumar, Amit (2012-10-29). "How Nithin Kamath turned his online discount broking firm 'Zerodha' into a Rs 20 crore venture". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  4. "The Zerodha story: How the Kamath brothers built India's largest retail broker". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  5. "10 businessmen to watch out for in 2016". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  6. "Young and Rich: India's wealthiest startup entrepreneurs - Finding Gold". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-05-15.


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