Upstox
Mumbai-based stockbroker that publishes a market-news section
Upstox is a Mumbai-headquartered digital brokerage founded in 2009 by Ravi Kumar, Shrinivas Viswanath and Kavitha Subramanian, operated by RKSV Securities India Private Limited. It offers online trading in equities, commodities and mutual funds and had raised about $60 million across four funding rounds by 2022.Sources:1Inc42: Upstox – company profile, Inc42 (source, opens in a new tab)
Its website carries an "Upstox News" section of market wraps, earnings, IPO and personal-finance items without named bylines, alongside account-opening promotions. It is a brokerage, not a news organisation, so its articles are cited on this site for market facts only.Sources:2Upstox: Business News – Upstox News, Upstox (source, opens in a new tab)
Who it favours
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Who controls it
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No government, party or politician is documented as its owner, main funder or director.
Owners, funders and directors
- OwnerRKSV Securities India Private LimitedParent company behind the Upstox brand Sources:1Inc42: Upstox – company profile, Inc42 (source, opens in a new tab)
- OwnerTiger Global ManagementLargest shareholder, with 38.5% as of September 2025 (not a majority) Sources:3Inc42: Tiger Global-Backed Upstox Begins IPO Talks, Eyes $400 Mn Public Issue: Report, Inc42, 20 August 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)
- DirectorRavi KumarCo-founder and chief executive Sources:1Inc42: Upstox – company profile, Inc42 (source, opens in a new tab)3Inc42: Tiger Global-Backed Upstox Begins IPO Talks, Eyes $400 Mn Public Issue: Report, Inc42, 20 August 2026 (source, opens in a new tab)
As documented, nearest first. Each note says what the source supports.
How we use it
2 stories cite Upstox directly.
October 2026
- Infosys cuts FY27 revenue growth guidance to 1-2% as AI reshapes IT demand; US-listed shares fallInfosys lowered its full-year revenue growth forecast to 1-2% in constant currency while profit rose 6.2% to Rs 7,823 crore, and its US-listed shares fell about 7% before the open.
- Jio Platforms IPO closes about 22 times subscribed as institutions bid 70 times their quotaBidding for the roughly Rs 30,213 crore Jio Platforms IPO ended on 23 October with heavy institutional demand and modest retail interest; allotment is due 26 October and listing 28 October.
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