Lalit Keshre
Lalit Keshre is an Indian entrepreneur, co-founder, chief executive officer and whole-time director of the online investment platform GrowwGrowwGroww is an Indian online investment and financial services platform operated by Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd and headquartered in Bengaluru. It was founded in 2016 by four former Flipkart employees and listed in India in November 2025.Open the full entry, and previously a group product manager at FlipkartFlipkartFlipkart is a Bengaluru-based Indian e-commerce group that Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal started as an online bookstore in 2007. Walmart took a majority stake in 2018, and the group completed its redomiciliation to India in 2026 as it prepares for an Indian listing.Open the full entry.
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Key facts
2002Buys His First Stock as a Student
Keshre was born in the small farming village of Lepa in Madhya Pradesh and graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; in 2002, as a student in Mumbai, he bought his first stock and found it hard to do.[1]
Before 2016Ittiam Systems, Eduflix and Flipkart
He was an early team member at Ittiam Systems, founded the online learning company Eduflix, and later worked at Flipkart as a senior product manager, where he launched Flipkart Quick.[2]
May 2016Leaves Flipkart
Keshre was a group product manager at Flipkart when he quit in May 2016 to start a company. He said: “I started investing since my first year in college.”[3]
2016Co-Founds Groww
In 2016 he co-founded Groww with Harsh JainHarsh JainHarsh Jain is an Indian entrepreneur and the co-founder, chief operating officer and whole-time director of the online investment platform Groww, where he leads growth and business.Open the full entry, Neeraj SinghNeeraj SinghNeeraj Singh is an Indian entrepreneur and the co-founder, chief technology officer and whole-time director of the online investment platform Groww.Open the full entry and Ishan BansalIshan BansalIshan Bansal is an Indian entrepreneur and the co-founder, chief financial officer and whole-time director of the online investment platform Groww, and a CFA charterholder.Open the full entry and became its chief executive.[4]
April 2021On Groww’s Purpose
He said: “We started Groww almost five years back to make investing accessible and transparent to everyone in India.”[5]
November 17, 2025Shareholding After Listing
After Groww listed on November 12, 2025, Keshre held 559.1 million shares, a 9.06% stake.[6]
As of October 2026: Current Role
Keshre serves as Groww’s whole-time director and chief executive officer.[7]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Groww: Official website: https://groww.in/ (opens in a new window)[7]
Sources
- Groww founders eye $1.9 billion wealth boost as online broker heads for IPO (opens in a new window)
- About Groww: Founders, Journey, Investors and More (opens in a new window)
- [The Turning Point] Y Combinator-backed Groww is another success story by the Flipkart Mafia (opens in a new window)
- Groww raises $251 mn in latest funding; valued at $3 bn (opens in a new window)
- Investment app for millennials, Groww, raises $83 million at over $1 billion valuation (opens in a new window)
- Groww CEO Lalit Keshre Joins India’s Billionaire Club after Blockbuster IPO Debut (opens in a new window)
- Groww Board of Directors & Leadership Team (opens in a new window)