Nithin Kamath of Zerodha Awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2024.

Awards

In March 2025, Nithin Kamath, Founder and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Zerodha, a company based in Bengaluru (Karnataka), was named the Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) 2024.


      - Union Minister Bhupender Yadav (Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change) presented the awards to the EOY 2024 winners at an event held in New Delhi.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) Nithin Kamath is a self-made entrepreneur who turned Zerodha into a billion-dollar company. He was recognized for his innovative low-margin, high-volume brokerage model that changed the industry.

      (ii) Nithin will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year (WEOY) Awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco, in June 2025.

(iii) Other Awards: K.V. Kamath, Chairman of Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL), received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to India's financial sector. S. Somanath, former Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), was honored with the Special Jury Award for his key role in advancing India’s space missions.

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