Made in Bharat, for Bharat · Fintech-education startup

Making every Indian market-literate, in their own language.

KPSO Club turns complex stock-market and personal-finance knowledge into simple, data-backed and risk-first learning for first-time investors across India's Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns.

0strong trading & learning community
0paying learners served since 2023
0Indian languages we teach in
0tech stack built in-house

The team

The people behind KPSO Club.

A Chartered Accountant-led team bringing finance, management, research and technology under one roof.

KSCA Kaushal Somani

CA Kaushal Somani

Founder

  • Chartered Accountant
  • NISM Certified
HMHarsh Malu

Harsh Malu

CEO

  • Professional Manager
  • Pursuing Management studies
AGAditya Gupta

Aditya Gupta

CFO

  • Finance Professional
  • Pursuing Management studies
RSRadhika Somani

Radhika Somani

Head of Research

  • Leads market & data research
SSShubham Somani

Shubham Somani

Tech Head

  • Pursuing Master's in Germany
  • Leads platform & engineering

Why financial education matters

Money mistakes are expensive. Knowledge is cheap.

Most families learn about inflation, insurance and investing only after a costly mistake. A little education early changes a lifetime of outcomes.

₹100₹56
₹100 → ₹56

Inflation is a silent tax

Money kept idle loses value every year. People need to know how to protect what they save.

Purchasing power after 10 years at 6% inflation
Start at 25Start at 35
₹3.2 Cr vs ₹95 L

Time beats timing

The same ₹5,000 monthly SIP, started 10 years earlier, can end up more than three times bigger.

Illustrative, assuming 12% p.a. till age 60. Not a promise of returns.
Spot the scam

Education is protection

Fake tip groups, "guaranteed returns" and fraud apps target people who were never taught the warning signs.

We teach red flags in every course
6 mo
Safety net first

Plan before you invest

Emergency fund, insurance and a budget come before any investment. Most new investors skip all three.

The order we teach: protect, save, then invest

Where we teach

Taking financial literacy to Instagram, YouTube & Facebook.

Bharat now learns on a phone, in short videos. So that is where honest financial education has to be, in the same feed where misinformation spreads.

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Crores of people, one scroll away

India has the world's largest audience on both YouTube and Instagram. That reach costs us nothing per learner.

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Short, simple and in your language

60-second reels and explainers in Hindi, Marathi and more turn complex money topics into everyday conversations.

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Counter misinformation where it lives

Unregistered "finfluencers" sell tips on the same platforms. Credible, CA-led education needs to be just as visible.

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Every lesson is measurable

Views, saves, shares and questions show exactly which topics people need most, and guide what we teach next.

The kind of posts we put out every day

Mock-ups are for illustration. Figures marked * are illustrative, assuming 12% p.a.; mutual fund investments are subject to market risks.

The problem

India is investing faster than it is learning.

Crores of new investors entered the market after 2020, many through a phone and a tip on social media. Financial education has not kept up, and that gap is costing families their savings.

~27%

of Indian adults are financially literate.

Source: NCFE Financial Literacy & Inclusion Survey, 2019
93%

of individual F&O traders made losses between FY22 and FY24.

Source: SEBI study, September 2024
19 Cr+

demat accounts in India. Most were opened by first-time investors after 2020.

Source: CDSL & NSDL data, 2025
₹1.8L Cr

lost by individual F&O traders in just three years, mostly by young, first-time traders.

Source: SEBI study, September 2024

"The costliest thing in the stock market is not a bad trade. It is investing without understanding."
— CA Kaushal Somani, Founder

Made in Bharat · Made for Bharat

Not built for Dalal Street. Built for every street in Bharat.

KPSO Club was born in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, not in a metro. We know first-hand how a farmer's son, a homemaker or a college student in a small town first meets the stock market, and we build for them.

भारतભારતభారత్ಭಾರತபாரதம்ভারতBharatभारत
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From a small town

Headquartered in Jalgaon. Our learners come from Tier-2 and Tier-3 towns across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and beyond.

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In your bhasha

Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and English, with more Indian languages on the roadmap.

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Mobile-first, low-data

Built for the phone in your pocket: Telegram, WhatsApp, short videos and pages that load fast on 4G.

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Priced for Bharat

Free learning for the community, and paid courses that cost less per day than a cup of chai.

What we do

Five pillars. One mission: informed investors.

We study the market so learners can understand it: what the numbers mean, where the trends are heading and where real opportunities and real risks lie.

Financial Literacy

Money basics, saving, SIPs, insurance, debt and taxes, taught from zero in simple local language.

Financial Analysis

How to read balance sheets, cash flows and valuations, so learners can judge a business for themselves.

Financial Data

Clean, sourced data from AMFI, NSE, BSE and company filings, turned into charts anyone can read.

Market Trends

Daily and weekly study of sectors, global cues, IPOs and macro data, explained in plain words.

Opportunity Research

Where can a learner explore next? Sector studies, backtests and case studies, always taught with the risks.

The platform

24 ways we are building next-level financial education.

Some are live today, others are on our 24-month roadmap. Each one solves a real problem we see in learners every day.

Why we are different

Not another tips page. A learning engine.

Most finance content in India is either too technical, English-only, or built to sell tips. We built the opposite: education that is local-language, honest about risk and grounded in data.

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Vernacular-first

Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and English. Learners study in the language they think in.

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Honest about risk

Every lesson explains the risks first. No promises of quick money, no "sure-shot" tips.

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Led by a qualified professional

Founded by a Chartered Accountant who is NISM certified, with a team from finance, management and technology.

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Own technology

Learning bots, newsletters, landing pages and analytics, all built in-house, so the cost per learner stays low.

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Data over opinion

Backtests, ownership studies and fund screens from public data sources, not hype.

How a learner grows

Learn → Analyse → Practise → Invest wisely

Learn

Short videos, live classes and daily notes in your language. Start from "what is a share?"

Analyse

Read real company data, charts and fund factsheets with guided frameworks.

Practise

Case studies, quizzes and (on our roadmap) a paper-trading lab with no real money at risk.

Invest wisely

Make your own decisions with a plan, a risk limit and long-term goals like SIPs.

Traction & impact

Already working. Ready to scale.

Since July 2023 the KPSO Club community has grown without any outside funding, with a lean team and our own technology.

0community members across Telegram & social media
0unique paying learners served since July 2023
0paid course & membership enrolments
0languages across 40+ local-language pages

Paying learners served (cumulative)

Unique paying learners from our course platforms, July 2023 to October 2026.

63 1,120 3,389 4,302 4,939 5,567 Mar 24Sep 24Mar 25Sep 25Mar 26Oct 26

Our journey

From one founder's classes to a registered startup.

  • JULY 2023

    First paid stock-market course launched.

  • FY 2024-25

    3,300+ learners enrolled in a single year. Courses in 7 Indian languages.

  • FY 2025-26

    1,900+ paying members. Daily "Closing Bell" newsletter and in-house learning bots.

  • APRIL 2026

    KPSOCLUB LLP incorporated (LLPIN ACX-5155).

  • 2026

    AMFI-registered mutual fund distribution (ARN-366854). 1,20,000+ community.

  • NEXT

    Learning app, simulator and free literacy for 10 lakh learners.

Target · 12 months1 Lakh learners

Free financial-literacy modules in 7 languages through app, web and WhatsApp.

Target · 18 months100 workshops

In colleges, women's self-help groups and Tier-2/3 towns of Maharashtra and beyond.

Target · 24 months10 Lakh learners

A full learning app with simulator, health score and certificates across 10+ languages.

Why we are seeking a grant

Financial literacy is a public good. It needs patient capital.

The people who need financial education most are the least able to pay for it. A grant lets us reach them free of cost, while our paid courses keep the company sustainable.

01 The people who need it most can't pay

First-time investors in small towns, students, homemakers and farmers rarely pay for courses. Free access needs funding.

02 Vernacular content costs more

Each lesson has to be scripted, recorded, checked and captioned in 7+ languages. That multiplies production cost.

03 Fighting scams and fake tips

Unregistered "tip" groups and finfluencers spend heavily on ads. Honest education needs equal reach to compete.

04 Technology for scale

A learning app, paper-trading simulator and WhatsApp tutor take serious engineering before the first rupee of revenue.

05 Data and research infrastructure

Clean market datasets, licences, servers and security needed for trustworthy analysis tools.

06 Measurable national impact

Fewer losses, fewer scam victims and more long-term SIP investors directly support household savings and capital formation.

Planned use of funds

How every rupee of grant support will be deployed.

Learning app & simulator (tech)35%
Vernacular content production25%
Tier-2/3 outreach & workshops20%
Market data & research infrastructure10%
Compliance, security & accessibility10%

Aligned with

Startup IndiaDigital IndiaNational Strategy for Financial EducationSEBI Investor EducationViksit Bharat @2047

Trust & compliance

Built on regulation, not hype.

EntityKPSOCLUB LLP

LLPIN ACX-5155. Incorporated on 21 April 2026 under the LLP Act, 2008. Registered office: Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

Mutual fund distributionAMFI ARN-366854

KPSOCLUB LLP is an AMFI-registered mutual fund distributor. We are distributors, not investment advisers.

Startup IndiaDPIIT recognition

Application for recognition under the Startup India programme is in process.

Let's build Bharat's financial future

Partner, invest or collaborate with KPSO Club.

Government bodies, incubators, colleges, NGOs and brands: let's take financial literacy to every town in India.

Emailkpsoclub@gmail.com
Phone / WhatsApp+91 83699 07785
Registered officeSurvey No. 448/1, PN 1/6, Chaitraban Colony, Jalgaon, Maharashtra 425001