Sharan Hegde
Sharan Hegde | |
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| Born | 15 July 1995 |
| Education | R. V. College of Engineering |
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| Known for | Co-founder of The 1% Club |
Sharan Hegde (born 15 July 1995) is an Indian content creator and entrepreneur.[1] He produces personal-finance content under the name Finance With Sharan and is the co-founder and chief executive officer of The 1% Club, a financial-education and financial-services business.[2] He was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list in 2023.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Hegde was born in Mangalore, Karnataka. He studied mechanical engineering at R. V. College of Engineering in Bengaluru.[2]
Career
[edit]Content creation
[edit]After working at KPMG India and PwC, Hegde began publishing personal-finance content during the COVID-19 pandemic on YouTube and Instagram under the name Finance With Sharan.[4] His content has combined personal-finance education with humour and references to popular culture.[5][6] By July 2024, he had about six million followers across social-media platforms.[7]
The 1% Club
[edit]Hegde and Raghav Gupta co-founded The 1% Club in 2022. The company initially operated as a paid membership platform offering financial-education courses and access to a community. It later expanded into financial-advisory and financial-technology services.[7]
In October 2023, The 1% Club raised ₹10 crore in pre-Series A funding from the venture-capital firm Gruhas.[8]
In July 2024, press coverage examined the relationship between Hegde's content businesses and his financial-advisory operation in the context of rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).[7][9][10]
In November 2024, the company reduced its workforce by approximately 15 per cent. Hegde attributed the cuts to hiring mistakes and efforts to reduce costs, including through artificial-intelligence tools.[11][12]
In February 2025, Moneycontrol reported that The 1% Club's Personal CFO division was operating under a SEBI-registered investment-adviser licence.[13]
Published works
[edit]Recognition
[edit]In 2023, Forbes included Hegde in its 30 Under 30 Asia list in the Media, Marketing & Advertising category.[3] He was also included in Forbes India's Top 100 Digital Stars list in 2022.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "BBC Audio | Business Daily | Meet the 'Finfluencers'". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- 1 2 Panchal, Salil (22 October 2024). "Sharan Hegde: Finfluencer turned entrepreneur shows how it's done". Forbes India.
- 1 2 Rosendar, Yessar (17 May 2023). "The 2023 30 Under 30 Asia Content Creators And Influencers Educating And Entertaining The Public". Forbes.
- ↑ Sangameshwaran, Prasad (29 December 2022). "Revealed: The formula to create viral videos". The Economic Times.
- ↑ Saad, M. (3 December 2023). "The creator economy". The Financial Express.
- ↑ Bhutia, Lhendup G. (21 October 2022). "How to Make Money and Influence People". Open.
- 1 2 3 Borate, Neil; Ningthoukhongjam, Sashind (10 July 2024). "Why Sharan Hegde's financial advisory business is a test for Sebi's rules regulating ads by advisers and finfluencers". Mint.
- ↑ Roy, Tasmayee Laha (30 October 2023). "Nikhil Kamath invests in Sharan Hegde's The 1% Club". Forbes India.
- ↑ Kaushal, Teena Jain (13 July 2024). "Is Sharan Hegde's new model of advisory business a test case for other finfluencers?". Business Today.
- ↑ Jaswal, Mansi (26 July 2024). "SEBI cracks down on unregistered finfluencers, but loopholes remain". Storyboard18.
- ↑ Bagai, Pratishtha (7 November 2024). "Finfluencer Sharan Hegde promises no more layoffs after 1% Club sacks 15% of staff in first major cost-cutting push". Mint.
- ↑ Das, Koustav (7 November 2024). "Sharan Hegde lays off 15% of 1% Club's employees, cites AI-driven cost cuts". India Today.
- ↑ Farooqui, Maryam (3 February 2025). "Sharan Hegde's 1% Club is the first to get SEBI's Investment Advisor licence amid clamp down on finfluencers". Moneycontrol.
- ↑ Saha, Soumyajit. "Stocks dominate conversation in India -- for now". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
- ↑ Trivedi, Ojasvita (21 February 2026). "A Personal Finance Playbook for an Indian Audience". BW Businessworld.
- ↑ "Sharan Hegde". Forbes India. 2022.