How rich is Nikhil Kamath? All about Zerodha co-founder and one of the youngest philanthropists

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Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, has become India's youngest pledger for "The Giving Pledge", an initiative started by famous investors Warren Buffet and Bill Gates

Nikhil Kamath to donate majority of wealth

Nikhil Kamath is also the fourth Indian after Azim Premji, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Rohini and Nandan Nilekani to take the pledge. Members of this charitable foundation contribute a majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes

Nikhil Kamath joins elite club

Kamath, who is worth $3.45 billion as per Forbes, intends to support causes like climate change, energy, education, and health

Nikhil Kamath's net worth

"Despite my age, I am committed to positively impacting the world and believe that The Giving Pledge's mission of creating a more equitable society aligns with my values and aspirations," said Nikhil Kamath in his letter of commitment

What Nikhil Kamath said

The 35-year-old's own foundation Young Indian Philanthropic Pledge (YIPP) collaborates with leaders from the startup ecosystem to give away at least 25 per cent of their net worth to philanthropic causes

Nikhil Kamath's own
foundation

According to ‘IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2022’, with a wealth of Rs 17,500 crore, Nikhil Kamath topped the self-made rich list of individuals under 40 years

Nikhil Kamath tops
Hurun list

In March, Nikhil Kamath and his brother Nithin met Bill Gates for breakfast during his India trip. On his Twitter account, Nikhil posted a photo of the Kamath brothers standing with the co-founder of Microsoft and said, “Breakfast with the man who knows everything about everything.”

Nikhil Kamath meets
Bill Gates

In FY22, the Kamath brothers increased their donation by 300 per cent to Rs 100 crore making them the ninth-largest individual givers in India, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 revealed

Kamath brothers'
generous donations

In an interview in December, Kamath said he is taking a conservative approach while managing his personal portfolio with only 40 per cent of the total portfolio invested in equity

Nikhil Kamath's
investment mantra

In addition to 'The Giving Pledge' and YIPP, Nikhil Kamath is actively involved with various other organisations and foundations, including Rainmatter, Giving Pi, Bridgespan, British Asian Trust, YUVA

Nikhil Kamath's involvement
with other foundations