Zerodha’s co-founder Nikhil Kamath has become India’s youngest pledger for 'The Giving Pledge' charitable foundation, founded by Warren Buffett, Melinda French Gates, and Bill Gates
In August 2010, 40 of America’s wealthiest people made a commitment to give the majority of their wealth to address some of society’s most pressing problems. The Giving Pledge came to life following a series of conversations with philanthropists about how they could set a new standard of generosity among the ultra-wealthy
Nikhil Kamath is the fourth Indian to join "The Giving Pledge" community, after Azim Premji, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and Rohini & Nandan Nilekani
"As a young philanthropist, I expect to have more questions than answers. The Giving Pledge offers a great platform to learn, exchange ideas, and work collaboratively to address some of the world's most pressing challenges," said Nikhil Kamath
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath aims to contribute to areas such as climate change, energy, education, and health
Nikhil Kamath is also involved with various organizations and foundations such as Rainmatter, Giving Pi, Bridgespan, British Asian Trust, YUVA, and many others
The Giving Pledge also welcomed Ravenel B. Curry III, Benoit Dageville and Marie-Florence Dageville, Michael Krasny, Tom and Theresa Preston-Werner, Dennis Troper and Susan Wojcicki, and Andrew Wilkinson and Zoe Peterson
Nikhil Kamath and Nithin Kamath, besides being among the richest entrepreneurs in the country, are also among India’s top 10 philanthropists in their personal capacity. Their donations jumped 308% to Rs 100 crore in FY22, making them the ninth-largest individual givers in India, according to the EdelGive Hurun Philanthropy List 2022
Talking about his philanthropic pursuits, Nikhil told Business Today in an interview earlier, “Doing philanthropy helps you more than it helps the cause. We all have some sense of consciousness or morality deep down.”