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How NSE helped Zerodha start when it had little money: Nithin Kamath recalls ahead of IPO

Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath recalled how NSEs free NSE NOW trading platform helped the brokerage start in 2010 when it lacked funds to build its own platform. He also said NSE waived Zerodhas membership fee and was welcoming during its…

Akash Podishetti

, ETMarkets.comLast Updated: Sep 11, 2026, 05:06:00 PM IST

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Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath recalled how NSE’s free NSE NOW trading platform helped the brokerage start in 2010 when it lacked funds to build its own platform. He also said NSE waived Zerodha’s membership fee and was welcoming during its early days, expressing confidence that NSE’s much-awaited IPO will succeed.

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