Archive · 22 Sep 2026
JioBlackRock Bets on Digital Reach and AI Investing
JioBlackRock is a new investment company created by Jio and BlackRock.
Jio helps it reach people through digital services, while BlackRock provides investment knowledge and technology.
The company wants to help more people in India invest, including people in smaller cities.
It says many investors are moving beyond bank deposits, property and gold.
Its computer-based systems study hundreds of signals about companies before choosing investments.
These signals can include job advertisements and online sales.
People still check the computer’s suggestions and remain responsible for decisions.
JioBlackRock also offers specialised funds for investors who can accept more complicated risks.
The company plans to grow its funds and reach more investors over the next several years.
JioBlackRock combines Jio’s digital reach with BlackRock’s investment expertise, technology and processes.
About 40% of its retail assets under management comes from B30 cities beyond India’s top 30 locations.
The company has roughly 11.5 lakh retail investors, including about 20% who are first-time mutual-fund investors.
Its systematic strategies assess about 400 data signals per Indian stock, including alternative data such as job postings and online sales.
JioBlackRock has 16 live funds and plans to expand products, distribution and operations through GIFT City.
- Who
- JioBlackRock Asset Management and its Chief Investment Officer, Rishi Kohli, in an interview with The Free Press Journal.
- What
- The company outlined its India strategy, including digital distribution, systematic investing, artificial intelligence, specialised funds and expansion plans.
- When
- The interview discusses the company’s current operations and ambitions over the next decade, with product expansion planned over the next one or two years.
- Where
- India, including B30 cities beyond the top 30 and the GIFT City financial centre.
- Why
- JioBlackRock aims to expand investor choice and financial inclusion while becoming a significant participant in India’s asset-management industry.
- Joint venture
- Jio contributes digital reach, sales capabilities and consumer understanding; BlackRock contributes investment expertise, technology and processes.
- B30 retail assets
- Around 40% of JioBlackRock’s retail assets under management comes from cities beyond India’s top 30.
- Retail investors
- The company has roughly 11.5 lakh retail investors, with about 20% investing in mutual funds for the first time.
- Systematic investing
- Its process examines about 400 data signals for every Indian stock.
- Specialised investment funds
- SIFs require a minimum investment of Rs 10 lakh and have crossed Rs 25,000 crore in about ten months.
- Current fund presence
- JioBlackRock has 16 live funds across passive, active, equity and fixed-income categories.
- Growth outlook
- The company says India’s fund industry could become at least three times its current size over the next decade.