Groww’s IPO has turned Lalit Keshre—a farmer’s son and the company’s co-founder and CEO—into India’s newest tech billionaire. It’s a story that’s stirring up both the start-up world and Dalal Street, with many calling it one of the most exciting entrepreneurial journeys in recent years.

Lalit Keshre’s Background

Born and raised in Madhya Pradesh, Lalit Keshre’s early life was defined by his family’s farming roots. He graduated from IIT Bombay and started his professional journey as an engineer at Flipkart, where he crossed paths with Groww’s eventual co-founders—Harsh Jain, Ishan Bansal, and Neeraj Singh. In 2016, the group left Flipkart to solve what they saw as the biggest challenge for middle-class Indians: easy, transparent access to investments. Lalit’s vision was simple: make wealt

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