A casual post on Elon Musk’s X (erstwhile Twitter) seems to have led to serious talks between Perplexity AI and Zerodha, two major names in the fields of technology and finance. If the discussion goes through as hinted by the chain of posts, the potential partnership could change how millions of Indian investors get information about the stock market.
The conversation began on Friday when Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity AI, asked a question on X. He tagged Nikhil Kamath, the co-founder of Zerodha, and asked, “Should we?” The post was a response to an earlier suggestion from a user named Prudent AI, who had proposed that Perplexity AI work with Zerodha to bring Indian stock market data into its platform.
Aravind had originally shared a screenshot of Perplexity AI making suggestions with regards to investments in cryptocurrency, stating, “Price alerts work really well on Perplexity”.
Elon Musk’s X led to setting up a meeting
The Prudent AI handle on X had proposed that Perplexity AI team up with Zerodha to integrate Indian stock market data into Perplexity’s Comet finance page. Srinivas’ post, tagged to Kamath, marked the beginning of a cross-platform dialogue that quickly gained traction.
The exchange quickly gained attention, with Nikhil Kamath replying on Saturday, confirming his interest. His response, “Absolutely, setting up a call for Monday…,” turned the casual idea into a real business opportunity. This quick response from the billionaire entrepreneur led many users on X to praise the power of social media for sparking such high-level business discussions.
What could this meeting make happen?
If the partnership between Nikhil Kamath’s Zerodha and Aravind’s Perplexity AI goes through, it could bring Perplexity’s advanced AI tools for tracking real-time market data to Zerodha’s massive user base of over 10 million Indian investors. This could allow for a great finance handling tool for lakhs of Indian investors who yearn for such benefits.
However, even if the meeting bears fruit, the plan could face several challenges, including getting approval from financial regulators like SEBI and dealing with data fees. Hence, it would be a long road before this casual interaction on social media bears fruit for either of the involved parties.