From selling mobiles at 14, to India's young brightest- Nikhil Kamath

Setting examples with his work by the day, Nikhil Kamath is touted as India’s brightest- and one of the youngest- investors.
From being a school dropout to becoming a billionaire and visiting the White House his journey, moreso than his work is a story of inspiration in itself.

A son of a middle class bank employee who dropped out of school and became India’s youngest billionaire at the age of 34, Kamath is a maverick at investing his own and other people’s monies.

Proving that degrees are not the ultimate criteria for success, he became a part of Forbes Billionaires List 2020 & 2023 and the Self-Made Rich List 2022. Driven by his gut, the 36 year old, at the tender age of 14 was already selling mobile phones; at 17 was working at a call centre, trading in stocks which he would religiously study about after finishing work at 1am and he also ran a laundry business and medical store simultaneously.

From the age of 18, he took up a full time job of investing and ever since, which is for the last 18 years now, there’s been no looking back as he went on to and in fact continues to leave an indelible mark in the world of finance and business.

His “made for movies” story that he dropped out of high school, worked at a call center answering support questions to being India's youngest billionaire and visiting the White House with the Indian Prime Minister, is one for the books.

Known for his techniques, knowledge and sharp mind, today everyone swears by Nikhil Kamath's choices in the investment market. Ask the entrepreneur what led him to this incredible point in his career today and he’s quick to respond, “When I started out I was just having fun and chasing my curiosity like any young boy would at that age. There was no agenda or formula, I went with my gut and pursued something that was my interest and passion; it’s as simple as that.”