Kotak Securities
VC Fund
Mumbai, India
Kotak Securities is a VC fund in Mumbai focused on FinTech and Financial Services. The company's offerings include stock broking through the branch and Internet, Investments in IPO, Equity & Derivatives, Mutual funds and Portfolio management service.Kotak Securities Ltd. 100 % subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank is one of the oldest and largest stock broking houses in the Industry. In 1994 the Brokerage andDistribution businesses of Kotak Mahindra Group incorporated into a separate company - Kotak Securities Ltd. It is one of India's leading stock broking houses with a market share of around 10 percent. Kotak Securities has 843 outlets servicing over 8.5 lakhs customer accounts and coverage of 331 cities. Kotaksecurities.com, the online division of Kotak Securities Limited offers Internet Broking services and also online IPO and Mutual Fund Investments.They handle more IPOs than any other brokerage. The company has a full-fledged research division involved in macroeconomic studies, sectoral research and company-specific equity research combined with a strong and well-networked sales force, which helps deliver current market information and news.The company primarily provides secondary market broking services in equity shares and global depository receipts. It also offers portfolio management services to high net-worth individuals and corporate. In addition, the company distributes a range of financial products, including company fixed deposits, mutual funds, initial public offerings, secondary debt, equity, and small savings schemes. Further, it provides Internet broking services and depository services.Kotak Securities Ltd has been the first in providing many products and services which have now become industry standards. Some of them are:Facility of Margin Finance to the customersInvesting in IPOs and Mutual Funds on the phoneSMS alerts before execution of depository transactionsMobile application to track portfoliosAutoInvest – A systematic investing plan in Equities and Mutual fundsProvision of margin against securities automatically against shares in the customer's Demat accountKotak Securities has a full-fledged research division involved in Macro Economic studies, Sectoral research and Company Specific Equity Research combined with a strong and well networked sales force which helps deliver current and up to date market information and news.The company is also a depository participant with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services Limited (CDSL), providing dual benefit services wherein the investors can avail the company's brokerage services for executing the transactions and the depository services for settling them. Kotak Securities Ltd. processes more than 4,00,000 trades a day which is much higher even than some of the renowned international brokers.Kotak Securities Limited has over Rs. 3300 crore of Assets Under Management (AUM) as of 31st March, 2008. The portfolio Management Service provides top class service, catering to the high end of the market. Portfolio Management from Kotak Securities comes as an answer to those who would like to grow exponentially on the crest of the stock market, with the backing of an expert. Unlike many other companies, Kotak Securities Ltd., has a Centralised Risk Management System and an in-house Research Team which allows it to offer the same levels of service to customers across all locations. Kotak Securities network spans over 321 cities with 877 outlets, with an employee workforce beyond 5100.The Companies accolades and awards are as follows:1)Best Brokerage Firm in India by Asiamoney in 2008, 2007 & 20062)Best Performing Equity Broker in India – CNBC Financial Advisor Awards 20083)Avaya Customer Responsiveness Awards (2007 & 2006) in Financial Services Sector4)The Leading Equity House in India in Thomson Extel Surveys Awards for the year 20075)Euromoney Award (2007 & 2006) – Best Provider of Portfolio Management: Equities)Euromoney Award (2005)-Best Equities House In India7)Finance Asia Award (2005)-Best Broker In India8)Finance Asia Award (2004)- India's best Equity House9)Prime Ranking Award (2003-04)- Largest Distributor of IPO's
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 71%
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Industries Kotak Securities invests in
Stages Kotak Securities invests in
Countries Kotak Securities invests in
Contacts
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Dipen Shah
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D Kannan
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Hitesh Sindhwani
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Jaideep Hansraj
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Manish Kumar
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 3 (43%)
- Financial Services 3 (43%)
- Apps 1 (14%)
- Finance 1 (14%)
- Hospital 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Corporate Round 2 (29%)
- Series C 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
- Debt Financing 1 (14%)
Team
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Dipen Shah
Senior Vice President & Head of Private Client Group Research
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Senior Vice President & Head of Private Client Group Research | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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D Kannan
Managing Director
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Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Hitesh Sindhwani
Senior Vice President
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Senior Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Jaideep Hansraj
Managing Director / CEO
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Managing Director / CEO | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Manish Kumar
Executive Vice President & Head of Human Resource
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Executive Vice President & Head of Human Resource | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Multipl
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Multipl is a financial application platform that helps people with their savings, investments, payments and spending money. | $3M / Seed / May 10, 2022 | |
flipitmoney
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Flipitmoney is building the world’s first community (currently present only in India) of financial literates and capital market enthusiasts using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science (DS) and Natural Language Processing (NLP). It’s the highest-rated (4.8) Finance app in India today gaining 500+ organic downloads daily. Some of the features ofthe app include- [1] Adaptive, intelligent, real-time financial and business news discovery in 50 words [2] Stock Recommendations from top brokers [3] Personalized & data-driven smart insights [4] Stock research & custom recommendations [5] Personalized & adaptive learning modules and quizzes [6] Live classes on finance and investment [7] Discussion Forum for investors [8] Market Mood, Quiz & Opinion Poll . The goal of his app is to build an eco-system of financial literacy in India. | $396K / Corporate Round / Dec 20, 2021 | |
Fullife Healthcare
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Fullife - a young company with Innovation in its DNA comprises of passionate Individuals who brings in Fresh Perspective to the Business. They focus on Novel Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, Medical Devices and Diagnostics that help people Live Life to the Fullest. Since their genesis in 2009, they have established an alliance driven businesscreating values for ourselves and their partners in International as well as Domestic Geographies. | $22M / Series C / Dec 13, 2021 | |
BankSathi
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BankSathi offers a digital advisory platform that allows financial advisers to establish a digital presence and begin selling financial products online. It provides 50+ effortless, fast, and DIY online financial products from top brands that provide the best financial services, allowing customers to easily compare and purchase the best products. | $2.6M / Seed / Sep 09, 2021 | |
StockEdge
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Only 1.5 % of India's population is invested in non-banking financial instruments. Most of the money of Indian household in lying into non-productive assets leading to poor wealth creation and distribution. We believe that there are three core reasons for such a lower financial inclusion – poor financial literacy, inadequate access to theright data and biased advisory from various intermediaries. We are creating a unique platform for personal financial management in India which will help the entire population to get onboarded into the financial ecosystem by making them independent through learning, analytics and integrated execution. | $1.4M / Jul 12, 2021 | |
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StockEdge
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Only 1.5 % of India's population is invested in non-banking financial instruments. Most of the money of Indian household in lying into non-productive assets leading to poor wealth creation and distribution. We believe that there are three core reasons for such a lower financial inclusion – poor financial literacy, inadequate access to theright data and biased advisory from various intermediaries. We are creating a unique platform for personal financial management in India which will help the entire population to get onboarded into the financial ecosystem by making them independent through learning, analytics and integrated execution. | $1.4M / Corporate Round / Jul 12, 2021 | |
Kredent
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Kredent is a FinTech company that provides services based on financial markets, real estate, education, and technology. It specializes in providing trading of financial products, facilitates land identification and acquisition, project planning, conceptualizing, designing, marketing, and executing projects, both residential and commercial innature, and offers training people on finance and making them aware of various intricacies of financial management.Kredent was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Kolkata, India. | $1.3M / Debt Financing / Jul 08, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Kotak Neo
5 deals together
Blume Ventures
1 deal together
growX ventures
1 deal together
HEM ANGELS
1 deal together
Hem Securities
1 deal together
IIFL Finance
1 deal together
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What does Kotak Securities invest in?
Kotak Securities invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Kotak Securities includes Dipen Shah (Senior Vice President & Head of Private Client Group Research), D Kannan (Managing Director) and Hitesh Sindhwani (Senior Vice President), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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