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Akshat Jain

Investor

Vice President at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)

India

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

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.

Experience

  1. GoKwikBuildingcurrent2023 — presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
  2. Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2023 — present
  3. Matrix Partners IndiaAssociate Vice President2019 — 2023Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  4. Deutsche BankInvestment Banking Intern2018Mumbai, London
  5. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Associate Researcher2016 — 2017Gurugram, Haryana, India

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Management BangaloreMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management2017 — 2019
  2. WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)Exchange Program, MBA2018
  3. Hansraj CollegeBA(H)Economics, Economics2013 — 2016
  4. St. Joseph's Academy, DehradunClass XII, Science2011 — 2013
  5. St. Joseph's Academy, DehradunClass X, Science2006 — 2013

Skills & more

Microsoft Office8Microsoft Excel9Business StrategyProduct Strategy1Growth Strategies1Go-to-Market Strategy1Cross-functional Team Leadership1Entrepreneurship1Angel Investing1Strategic PartnershipsProduct Management1Venture Capital
+3 moreFinancial ModelingLeadershipeCommerce Infrastructure

Languages English · Hindi

  • Cost and Economics in Pricing Strategy — Coursera

From Akshat's professional profile.

Colleagues at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)

Anish Patil
Vice President at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)
Avnish Bajaj
Founder and Managing Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)
Ayush Chamaria
Vice President at Z47
Dana Stalder
Partner at Matrix Partners
Jot Sarup Singh
Associate at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)
Patrick Malatack
Partner at Z47
Pranay Desai
Managing Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)
Rahul Arora
Associate at Z47

Network4

Avnish Bajaj
Founder and Managing Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)
Ayush Chamaria
Vice President at Z47
Dana Stalder
Partner at Matrix Partners
Patrick Malatack
Partner at Z47

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Akshat Jain work?
Akshat Jain is Vice President at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India).
What check size does Akshat Jain write?
Akshat Jain typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended Indian Institute of Management Bangalore72

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Also attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)118

Patrick NorrisGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalJanelle GoulardPartner at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Tomasz SwiebodaInvestor at Inovo VCAndreas SchwarzenbrunnerGeneral Partner at SpeedinvestAlexander GruberSenior Legal Counsel at SpeedinvestAnastasiia GrushinaFund Reporting Manager at Speedinvest

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Also attended Hansraj College3

Himanshu WaghInvestment Analyst at Blue Ashva CapitalAyush ShuklaAnalyst - Seed & Acceleration at IIMA VenturesKshitiz SanghiFounder at Voosh

Also attended St. Joseph's Academy, Dehradun1

Gaurav JainCo-founder, Managing Partner at Afore Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at GoKwik2

Galina ChifinaCEO & Partner at RTP GlobalVarad KatkalambekarAnalyst at SenseAI Ventures

Also worked at Matrix Partners India18

Avnish BajajFounder and Managing Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)Tarun DavdaManaging Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)Rajinder BalaramanManaging Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)Anish PatilVice President at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)Pranay DesaiManaging Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India)Gourav BhattacharyaManaging Director at Tenacity Ventures

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Also worked at Deutsche Bank509

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group

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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)866

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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