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Tarun Davda
Managing Director at Matrix Partners India
Tarun Davda is the Managing Director at Z47 (formerly known as Matrix Partners India), a venture capital firm with approximately $1 billion under management.1 He focuses on early-stage (Seed to Series-B) investments in Consumer Internet, Mobile & SaaS, with specific expertise in eCommerce, Travel & Transport, Health tech, and Media/Social/Gaming.1
Davda is an intrapreneur turned venture capitalist with over a decade of experience in building and leading Internet businesses in India.1 His career highlights include:
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Co-founder and India CEO of StepOut.com, which became India's #1 online dating site with over 5 million users before being acquired by IAC / Match.com.1
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Business head at BigRock.com, where he built India's leading domain name registration and web services provider from the ground up.1 BigRock was later acquired by Endurance International for $110 million.1
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Started his career as a developer at Infosys, where he provided IT consulting services to Fortune-100 US clients.1
Davda holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and an engineering degree from VJTI, Mumbai.1 He is known for his analytical skills, strategic planning abilities, and deep understanding of what it takes to create and run successful Internet businesses in India.1
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