Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)

Aakash Kumar, an IIT Bombay dropout turned operator-investor, scaled Hotstar’s ads-and-subscription business to $500M, invested in around 100 companies while championing agentic AI infrastructure and a multi-stage economic PMF.

Rajat Agarwal combines an early, founder-rooted understanding from an entrepreneurial household and years of hands-on support—like scouting store locations—with an adaptable thought-partner approach to strategy, hiring, and networks.

Rajinder Balaraman combines BCG consulting roots and tenure at one evolving platform since 2012 to provide operational frameworks, long-term founder relationships, B2B and logistics expertise, and founder-to-CEO teaching.

Sudipto Sannigrahi is a deep‑tech specialist who uses software‑to‑product experience and IIT Kharagpur/IIM Ahmedabad credentials to connect AI infrastructure, semiconductor and industrial robotics startups with markets via content and storytelling.

Tarun Davda is an entrepreneur-turned-investor who co-founded StepOut.com, offering hands-on founder experience scaling consumer internet businesses and educating Indian founders on term sheets and governance via #ZeroToInfinity.

Vikram Vaidyanathan reinvents focus—from early Indian fintech wins like Razorpay and OfBusiness to global enterprise SaaS—building Bangalore office, fintech franchise and pre-seed program while operating founders-first with deep personal commitment.

Dana Stalder leverages operating leadership at Netscape, PayPal, and eBay plus early-stage investing to advise on scaling products and payments, combining a data-centric, framework-driven approach to hiring and team evaluation.

Rupali Sharma is Managing Director of Human Capital at Z47, where she advises early-stage founders on talent acquisition and organizational culture. With over 17 years of human resources experience spanning roles at TCS and multiple startups, she specializes in leadership hiring, team building, and business operations. Her work focuses on embedding talent and culture considerations into early-stage companies from inception.

Chandrasekhar Venugopal pairs zero-to-one experience across chemicals, Foodpanda, B2B/D2C and live commerce with a middle‑match framework (whose cake are you eating) and whiteboard work on customer insight and business models.

Pranay Desai uses seven years at Freshworks scaling revenue from $5M to $350M to deliver hands-on GTM and brand-first playbooks to India-based SaaS founders, including advising against .ai domains.

Anish Patil partners with founders to build data-driven financial products, combining IIT Madras training, IIM Calcutta business education and early McKinsey digital and analytics experience to tackle models and strategy.

Akshat Jain is a product and business leader at GoKwik who has built and scaled multiple product lines generating millions in revenue, overseeing product strategy, cross-functional execution, and teams across product, technology, design, data, and growth. Previously, he was an investor at Matrix Partners India focused on early-stage startups in D2C, financial services, and consumer technology, and earlier held strategy and analytical roles at BCG and Deutsche Bank. He is also an active angel investor.

Jot Sarup Singh is co-founder and chief technology and product officer at RapidClaims.ai, where he develops large language models for healthcare applications. He previously worked on early-stage SaaS investments at Matrix Partners India and managed product workflows at Postman, bringing experience in data mining and APIs. Singh holds CFA credentials and has over seven years of experience in technology and investment roles.

Samarth Sethi is the founder of BeKnown, a company that assists brands with profitability and revenue outcomes on Amazon through optimization of advertising, product offerings, inventory management, and competitive strategy. He has prior experience as a venture capitalist focused on direct-to-consumer brands.

Siddharth Agarwal is Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Pine Labs. He previously held leadership roles in strategy and operations at Ecom Express, Paytm, and BCG, with experience spanning payments, logistics, and digital transformation. He holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering from R.V.C.E and an MBA from the Indian School of Business.