Acquisition · Financial Services
Raise Financial Services acquires algorithmic trading firm Stratzy
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- Date
- Company
- Raise Financial Services
- What it does
- Stock trading platform operator
- Kind
- Acquisition
- Sector
- Financial Services
What they do
Raise Financial Services operates Dhan, a stock trading platform for retail investors
What happened
It acquired Stratzy, an algorithmic trading platform, via an undisclosed cash-and-stock deal
Why it matters
The move expands Raise's product offerings and strengthens its execution infrastructure
The details
- Raise Financial Services has acquired Stratzy through a cash-and-stock transaction.
- Stratzy will operate as an independent wholly-owned subsidiary of Raise.
- The financial terms of the acquisition remain undisclosed.
- Stratzy's founders and leadership team will remain in place post-acquisition.
- The integration focuses on scaling via partnerships with multiple broking platforms.
- Raise plans to expand algorithmic strategies for its existing user base.
- A curated algo-investing layer will be introduced for Dhan users.
The bigger picture
- This acquisition aligns with Raise's strategy to deepen its technology stack.
- It adds specialized quant and AI-driven trading capabilities to Raise's portfolio.
- The deal supports Raise's goal to improve platform accessibility and user experience.
About the business
- Raise Financial Services operates the Dhan stock trading platform.
- Dhan crossed 1 million users earlier this year.
- The company launched DhanHQ, Trading & Data APIs, in 2022.
- A marketplace for algorithms was launched in 2025.
- Raise also owns Fuzz AI, Upsurge, and Filter Coffee.
- FY25 revenue reached Rs 877 crore, up 2.3 times.
- Profits stood at Rs 408 crore in FY25.
- Stratzy offers 100+ approved multi-asset algorithms.
- Stratzy serves equities, indices, F&O, and commodities markets.
What happens next
- Expand algorithmic strategies and product offerings.
- Strengthen execution infrastructure and tech stack.
- Improve user experience and platform accessibility.
The deal
- Type
- acquisition
Investors
- Hornbill Capital (lead) — Investment firm.
- MUFG (lead) — Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
- Titan Capital (lead) — Venture capital firm.
- 3one4 Capital (existing) — Venture capital firm.
- BEENEXT (existing) — Venture capital firm.
- Kunal Shah (existing) — CRED founder.
- Kalyan Krishnamoorthy (existing) — Flipkart CEO.
- Sameer Nigam (existing) — PhonePe co-founder.
- Rahul Chari (existing) — PhonePe co-founder.
Founders
- Pravin Jadhav, Founder & CEO
- Mohit Bhandari, Co-founder & CEO
- Gaurav Sangle, Co-founder & CTO
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