Please be advised that investing in cryptocurrencies involves inherent risks. Investing in cryptocurrencies may not be suitable for all people.
We are registered with Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of India and 100% compliant with Indian regulations
Our Philosophy
We have spent over a decade building the crypto ecosystem in India.
Much like how the Internet changed the world, crypto has the potential to transform all major sectors, whether it be gaming, real estate or banking. We believe investing in crypto assets is like investing in the early Internet companies.
Our mission is to offer our clients a first-mover advantage in investing in crypto assets.
Our Approach
We suggest investing 1-5% of net worth in fundamentally sound crypto assets.
The crypto asset industry is still nascent and highly volatile. Policymakers across the world are proactively working towards forming a global regulatory framework for crypto assets.
360° crypto wealth platform
We bring to our clients relevant and trusted information about the crypto markets, like price movements, new technological breakthroughs and updates in regulations
We execute our client’s order at the best prices and with minimal slippage through the pooled liquidity we have built by partnering with major crypto exchanges, market makers and OTC dealers.
Based on the client’s profile and our deep expertise, we create portfolios that help our clients stay invested even during volatile markets.
We offer a transparent custody model where our clients can easily view their crypto assets on the blockchain, eliminating the need to trust anyone, including us.
At the heart of everything we do lies complaince. We ensure that we follow all applicable laws during the purchase and selling of crypto assets on behalf of our clients. We also take care of the taxation and TDS requirements.
Co-founder
Krishna's experience spans over two decades, primarily as a banker. He was the Managing Director, Head of Asia Credit Research at Barclays Singapore. He then joined Paytm as Senior Vice President - Business. At Paytm, he set up the lending, wealth management and Insurance business.
Co-founder
Sharan has over a decade of experience in the crypto Industry. His crypto journey started when he landed a job with Unocoin - one of India's first crypto companies, in 2014. Post that, he joined CoinSwitch - India's largest crypto exchange, as one of the first employees and held the role of Chief Business Officer.
Co-founder
Sarmad spent over 8+ years at EY and KPMG in transaction advisory services after completing his CA.He was the Head of finance at OLA and a founding employee of OLA Electric. He then joined CoinSwitch - India's largest crypto company, as the CFO and helped the company raise 260 million with participation from a16z, making it a16z's first investment in India
Co-founder
Yadunandan has been toying around with crypto for over a decade since he read the Bitcoin white paper. His first formal gig in crypto was with Unocoin. Then he joined CoinSwitch, leading the Blockchain team and setting up the end-to-end blockchain node infrastructure.
Krishna's experience spans over two decades, primarily as a banker. He was the Managing Director, Head of Asia Credit Research at Barclays Singapore. He then joined Paytm as Senior Vice President - Business. At Paytm, he set up the lending, wealth management and Insurance business.
His foray into crypto happened in 2017 as a retail investor. In 2021, he joined CoinSwitch - India's largest crypto exchange, to head new business vertical. At CoinSwitch, he built the first ever Crypto Rupee Index for India called CRE8, which tracked the Indian crypto market.
He is currently the co-founder of Brown Rice Capital(BRC). At BRC, Krishna delves deeper into understanding the best crypto offering and assets to invest for BRC clients.
Sharan has over a decade of experience in the crypto Industry. He profoundly understands the Indian crypto market from its market pulse and the regulatory aspect. His crypto journey started when he landed a job with Unocoin - one of India's first crypto companies, in 2014.
He played a crucial role in bringing awareness about crypto to the masses. Post that, he joined CoinSwitch - India's largest crypto exchange, as one of the first employees and held the role of Chief Business Officer. At Coinswitch, he was instrumental in building the interface between the regulators and the Indian crypto Industry.
He is currently the co-founder of Brown Rice Capital (BRC). At BRC, Sharan brings in his vast crypto network to achieve the best Liquidity for BRC clients.
Before jumping into the startup world, Sarmad spent over 8+ years at EY and KPMG in transaction advisory services after completing his CA.He was the Head of finance at OLA and a founding employee of OLA Electric.
He then joined CoinSwitch - India's largest crypto company, as the CFO and helped the company raise 260 million with participation from a16z, making it a16z's first investment in India. He also set up CoinSwitch Ventures - the VC arm of CoinSwitch aimed at investing in Indian founders working in blockchain technology.
He is currently the co-founder of Brown Rice Capital(BRC). At BRC, Sarmad focuses on the compliance aspect of it, ensuring that we follow the best practices while serving our clients.
Yadunandan has been toying around with crypto for over a decade since he read the Bitcoin white paper. His first formal gig in crypto was with Unocoin - one of India's first crypto companies, where he built the proof of concept for implementing blockchain technology in the insurance industry.
Then he joined CoinSwitch, leading the Blockchain team and setting up the end-to-end blockchain node infrastructure.
He is currently the co-founder of Brown Rice Capital(BRC). At BRC, Yadunandan is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure that securely stores our clients' assets.
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BrownRice Capital is an end-to-end crypto wealth platform tailored to meet the needs of UHNIs and Institutions. Our mission is to offer our clients a first-mover advantage in investing in crypto assets.
The founding team are experienced veterans from the industry. The founders are ex- CXO's from Barclays, Paytm, OLA and Coinswitch (India’s largest crypto exchange valued at 2 billion dollars and backed by notable investors like Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, a16z etc.)
Indian citizens can invest in crypto via FIU-registered entities in India (BrownRice Capital is an FIU-registered entity). Since July 2022, the Indian government has introducted a clear tax structure for crypto assets.
Crypto assets are currently unregulated. The trading of Bitcoins or alternative cryptocurrencies has potential rewards, and it also has potential risks involved. Anyone wishing to invest should seek his or her own independent financial or professional advice.
From July 2022, these are the taxes levied on Virtual Digital Assets (VDA) / Crypto Assets:
- Capital Gains Tax : 30% tax to be paid on capital gains.
- TDS : 1% TDS applicable ons elling crypto assets.
- No Offset on Losses : Losses on the sale of crypto assets cannot be offset against any gains.
The BrownRice team of experts will prepare and share all reports and documents required to file your taxes. You don't have to break a sweat!
For the past 8 years Bitcoin has grown at a CAGR of 83.2% whereas NIFTY 50 has grown at a CAGR of 14.8%