About Us
We started this because nobody else was building it for India
DhanFunded Edutech Services is a homegrown prop firm evaluation platform. Built in Mumbai, run by Indians, for Indian intraday people.
Our Story
Why we started DhanFunded
In 2023, two of us were sitting at a chai stall in Bandra arguing about prop firms. We had both tried the foreign ones — paid the fee in dollars, dealt with the FX conversion, used instruments we did not understand, lost the account because the rules were written for someone else's market.
The conversation kept coming back to one question: why does an Indian person have to jump through American hoops to get funded? Indian people know NIFTY and BANKNIFTY better than anyone. They wake up at 9:00 AM IST, they follow index options, they live in INR. Why should they pay in USD and study S&P futures to prove their skill?
So we built the prop firm we wished existed. INR payments. NIFTY, BANKNIFTY and SENSEX only. Indian market hours. Rules written in plain English. Payouts in your Indian bank account, not a Wise transfer that takes a week and eats 3% in fees.
That is the whole pitch. We are not trying to be the biggest prop firm in the world. We just want to be the best one for Indian people.
Our Office
The people, the place, the work
A small team building rules-based assessments for Indian index markets.
Our Journey
From a chai stall to a funded prop firm
The milestones that brought us here. No filters, no rounding up.
June 2023
The conversation that started it all
A late-night discussion between two Mumbai people about how Indian retail people never get a fair shot at real capital. The idea was simple — build the prop firm we wished existed.
October 2023
First prototype, built on weekends
Our CTO started coding the simulated evaluation engine after office hours. No fancy office, just a Bandra apartment and a lot of chai. The first version handled NIFTY only.
February 2024
DhanFunded registered
Officially incorporated under the Companies Act. Registered office in Mumbai. Got our PAN, GSTIN, and a proper bank account. The hobby became a real business.
May 2024
Beta launch with 50 people
Invited 50 friends and friends-of-friends from learning communities to test the platform. Their feedback shaped the rules, the dashboard, and the payout process we use today.
August 2024
Payout process built end to end
KYC, approval and INR bank transfer were wired together so a funded participant could be paid without anything being handled manually.
December 2024
Crossed 200 active people
Feedback from early testers shaped the drawdown rules, the objectives dashboard and the payout cycle the platform runs on today.
February 2025
Moved into our first proper office
Ten people, one floor, one big window facing the Mumbai skyline. The garage phase was over. We finally had a place to put a coffee machine.
2026
DhanFunded opened to everyone
The platform went live publicly on dhanfunded.com — 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant assessments on NIFTY, BANKNIFTY and SENSEX, with payouts in INR.
Why Us
Why professionals pick DhanFunded
No marketing fluff. These are the actual reasons people stick with us.
We are Indian, top to bottom
Built in India, registered in India, run by Indians. We understand SEBI rules, NSE/BSE quirks, and what Indian intraday people actually need — because we are them.
INR payments, INR payouts
No FX conversion games. You pay in rupees, you get paid in rupees, straight to your Indian bank account. No PayPal, no crypto, no nonsense.
Transparent rules, no fine print
Every rule is on the Challenges page. Every fee is on the Pricing page. We do not hide the consistency rule in clause 47 of a 30-page T&C document.
Real human support
When you message us, an actual person replies. Usually within a few hours during market days. No chatbots pretending to be helpful.
We pay on time. Always.
Payouts processed within 5–7 business days of approval. We have never delayed a single payout to date. This is the promise the entire business is built on.
Built for the long run
We are not a flash-sale prop firm with US-style marketing tactics. We are building a platform that will be here in 2030. That changes how we make every decision.
How it is run
What the team handles
A small team. Every part of the platform has someone accountable for it.
Risk and rules
Every drawdown limit, profit target and consistency check is set here and enforced by the platform itself — not applied by hand, and not adjusted per account.
Platform engineering
The simulated evaluation engine, the order flow, the live NSE and BSE feeds, and the dashboards that show you where you stand against each rule.
Payouts and KYC
Verification of funded participants, review of payout requests against the published cycle, and the bank transfer itself in INR.
Support
Questions on rules, assessments and account status — answered by email at [email protected], usually the same working day.
Want to be part of the next milestone?
Pick an account size, clear the assessment, and trade funded capital on NIFTY, BANKNIFTY and SENSEX.
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