Our Story

Built to give every Indian a real wealth advisor.

GrowFOLIO was born from a simple observation: access to quality financial advice in India is limited to those who already have wealth.
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"Quality advice should not be a privilege."

Vikram Nair, CEO

The problem we solve

India has a guidance gap

There are over 100 million Indians capable of investing meaningfully — but fewer than 2% work with a qualified financial advisor. The rest navigate a bewildering maze of apps, platforms, and unsolicited tips.Meanwhile, the ultra-wealthy pay lakhs per year for dedicated advisors who help them build real wealth systematically. GrowFOLIO exists to close this gap.We built a mobile-first advisory platform that pairs every investor with a certified human advisor, curates their investments across mutual funds and PMS, and gives them complete portfolio clarity — all in one calm, beautifully designed app.

Advisory-first, always

Every product decision starts with: does this help our advisors serve investors better? We are not a fund platform that also has advisors.

Built for India

Rupee-denominated, SEBI-compliant, NRI-accessible. Our onboarding understands Aadhaar, PAN, and Indian bank accounts natively.

Institutional trust, personal scale

The same compliance standards used by category-1 investment advisors — accessible to anyone starting a ₹1,000 SIP.

What we stand for

Our values

01

Clarity over complexity

If an investor cannot understand their portfolio in 30 seconds, we have failed. Simplicity is the highest form of sophistication.

02

Trust is earned, not assumed

We disclose every fee, every conflict, every regulatory constraint — before you ask. Transparency is table stakes.

03

Advisory is the product

The app is a channel. The real product is a trained, empathetic advisor who helps you make better decisions over decades.

04

Long-term thinking

We are not optimised for engagement. We are optimised for outcomes. Sometimes that means telling you to do nothing at all.

The people behind GrowFOLIO

Meet the team

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Vikram Nair

Co-founder & CEO

10 years in private wealth management at Kotak and HDFC Bank. SEBI-registered Investment Advisor. Passionate about democratising quality financial guidance.

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Priya Sharma

Co-founder & CTO

Ex-Zerodha engineering lead. Built scalable fintech infrastructure for over 3 million users. IIT Bombay alumni.

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Rohit Anand

Head of Advisory

CFP with 15 years advising HNI families. Specialises in goal-based investing and portfolio construction across market cycles.

Our journey

Milestones

2021GrowFOLIO founded in Mumbai. First 100 beta users onboarded.
2022SEBI Investment Advisor registration obtained. Launched Android app.
2023₹500 Cr AUA milestone. PMS advisory partnerships added.
202418,000+ investors. Expanded to 12 cities across India.
2025iOS launch in progress. Series A funding closed.

Regulated and registered

SEBI Registered Investment Advisor · AMFI ARN-XXXXX · CIN: U74999MH2021PTC000001

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