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Nikhil Kamath

Nikhil Kamath is the co-founder of Zerodha and Gruhas and the host of “WTF is” and “People by WTF,” where conversations explore business, technology and the people shaping them.

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Overview

Early work: Worked at a Bangalore call centre as a teenager
Work: Entrepreneur, investor, podcast host and philanthropist
Business beginnings: Started equity trading at 17; co-founded Zerodha with brother Nithin in 2010
Podcast beginnings: The first WTF is episode was released on 12 March 2023
A wider audience: People by WTF guests include Narendra Modi and Elon Musk

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How it started.

Before the podcasts, Nikhil left school and worked at a Bangalore call centre as a teenager, trading stocks in his spare time. He started equity trading at 17 and co-founded Zerodha with his older brother Nithin in 2010.

From investing to asking questions.

He went on to co-found True Beacon in 2019 and Gruhas with Abhijeet Pai in 2021. In March 2023, the first “WTF is” episode brought Tanmay Bhat, Umang Bedi and Aprameya Radhakrishna together to unpack the metaverse, media and technology.

Conversations fans can settle into.

“WTF is” explores industries through group conversations, while “People by WTF” features individual guests. The Narendra Modi episode in January 2025 and Elon Musk episode that November became notable entries in the series.

Making room for new builders.

Alongside the shows, Nikhil backs young entrepreneurs through WTFund, which supports founders under 25 through grants without taking equity. He joined the Giving Pledge in 2023 and names climate change, energy, education and health among his philanthropic interests.

Creditschronological, newest first

2026People by WTF: Dario AmodeiHost
2025People by WTF: Elon MuskHost
2025People by WTF: Narendra ModiHost
2023WTF is Metaverse?Host, first episode of WTF is

Awards

TIME100 Philanthropy 2025Included in TIME’s inaugural philanthropy list.

Quotes

As a young philanthropist, I expect to have more questions than answers.Nikhil Kamath, Giving Pledge letter (2023)

From the letter announcing his commitment to the Giving Pledge: https://www.givingpledge.org/pledger/nikhil-kamath/

Trivia

His first full WTF is episode explored the metaverse rather than stock trading.
His co-founder at Zerodha, Nithin, is his older brother.
In his Giving Pledge letter, he lists climate change, energy, education and health as interests.