High-speed trading app Sahi raises $33 million, plans big push in India’s retail market

Sahi, the high-performance trading platform built for active retail investors, has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round led by Accel, as it looks to scale its technology-led brokerage offering in India’s fast-growing trading ecosystem.

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Co-Founder and CEO Dale Vaz, said the company expects to grow its business by three to four times over the next 12 months, backed by product expansion and rising adoption among experienced traders.

The fundraise comes amid rapid growth in India’s retail trading segment, where demand is shifting beyond basic market access to faster execution and more advanced tools. Sahi, which positions itself as a platform for serious traders, reported a 24-fold increase in trade volumes and a 19-fold rise in active users over the past year.

Vaz said more than 90% of Sahi’s users are traders who were already active on other brokerage platforms but moved due to a simpler and faster experience. “The last 10 years have really been about driving accessibility… but the next decade will be about performance,” he said, adding that existing platforms are either geared towards passive investors or are too complex for active users.

The company’s core proposition is built around a single-screen interface that integrates charting, analysis and trade execution. Vaz said this reduces friction in the trading process by bringing the entire workflow into one place. “We said, let’s look at the end-to-end experience that a trader goes through… and build a single-screen optimised experience,” he noted.

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Sahi has developed its own charting system, unlike many domestic brokers that rely on third-party tools, allowing users to analyse and execute trades on the same interface.

Looking ahead, the company plans to expand into new segments such as commodities and margin funding, while also investing in artificial intelligence to enhance user experience. It is also stepping up marketing to widen its reach across the country.

While the company did not disclose revenue figures, Vaz said monthly revenue has been growing at around 40% over the past year.

The latest funding and growth plans come as competition intensifies in India’s brokerage space, with platforms increasingly focusing on technology and user experience to attract and retain active traders.