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Zerodha

India's largest retail stockbroker — bootstrapped, profitable, never raised outside capital
Fintech 📍 Bengaluru, India Founded 2010
Current Valuation
$8.0B
as of 2026-Q1
UNICORN
Bengaluru-based discount brokerage that pioneered flat-fee equity trading in India and became the country's largest retail broker by active clients. Runs the Kite trading platform, Console reporting, Coin for direct mutual funds, and the Varsity investor-education library. Notable for having taken no outside investment in fifteen years of operation, which is also why it carries no priced valuation.

Company Profile

CEO
Nithin Kamath
Founded
2010
HQ
Bengaluru, India
Employees
~1200
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

private

Founders & Key People

Nithin KamathNikhil Kamath

Products

  • Kite
  • Console
  • Coin
  • Varsity
  • Streak

Competitors

Groww · Upstox · Angel One · Dhan
FintechBrokerageIndiaBootstrappedRetail Investing
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2026-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.