169: The GenAI Revolution in Fintech
In our latest episode of Reflections, we explore the use cases of generative AI in fintech with Aakash Kumar, Anish Patil, and Anand Khetan. Hear them as they discuss AI's disruptive impact, emerging patterns in technology development, future trends, as well as risks and opportunities in financial services. Tune in!
41m Jun 23, 2023
41m
168: Murf Unplugged: Winning in GenAI
In this latest episode, Ankur Edkie and Sneha Roy pull back the curtain on how they have built a rapidly growing business. Tune in.
46m Jun 16, 2023
46m
167: Ready, Steady, Zupee! Elevating Gaming in India
In this exciting new episode of Matrix Moments, Tarun Davda, MD, Matrix Partners India, is in conversation with Dilsher Malhi, the founder of the booming gaming platform, Zupee. Dilsher delves into the trends in the gaming industry, human psychology, and the advent of AI in the gaming space. Join the conversation as they talk about Dilsher’s journey and what he learned along the way.
1hr 3m Jun 07, 2023
1hr 3m
166: What’s Next for Matrix over the Next Techade
In our latest episode of Matrix Moments, we uncover what's next for Matrix Partners India in the next Techade, with the closing of our fourth fund.
34m May 25, 2023
34m
165: Matrix Moments: Indian ConsumerTech - Coming back to life
"The best product wins, right, and the best product means the founder who has the closest insight to the consumer, who spent time on the backend researching it, truly passionate about it I think can really create large opportunities." shares our VP, Chandrasekhar Venugopal, on our latest episode of Matrix Moments titled " Indian ConsumerTech - Coming back to Life." Joining him are our Founder a...
31m May 23, 2023
31m
164: Matrix Moments: To IPO or to not IPO?!
To go IPO or not to go IPO is a dilemma that companies face as they consider raising capital and providing liquidity. Despite the potential benefits, some choose to remain private to avoid the challenges and limitations of being publicly traded. The objective of this podcast is to spark a discussion to share our perspectives. We have framed both the positives and some of the issues to think thr...
37m May 10, 2023
37m
164: Demystifying GenAI: A Founder's Primer with Vijay Rayapati
In our latest episode of Founder Moments, listen in from Vijay Rayapati, Co-founder and CEO at Atomicwork, on why every founder should be thinking of GenAI, how AI can be leveraged within organisations and his predictions for the future.
25m May 04, 2023
25m
163: Infinity Entrepreneurs
Watch our Founder and MD, Avnish Bajaj, in conversation with our MD, Rajinder Balaraman, on what it takes to be an infinity entrepreneur.
30m Feb 22, 2023
30m
162: The top 4 B2B verticals founders should invest in
"A lot of raw materials today are untouched across all the value chains and functionality that we spoke about. Choose out a new raw material, choose out a new value chain, or choose out financing to learn the market structure a lot better," said Asish Mohapatra, Co-founder and CEO, OfBusiness, as one of the four B2B verticals founders should invest in. Watch him in conversation with Sudipto San...
6m Feb 05, 2023
6m
161: Environment, Valuations and Starting Up in 2023
“The West or the US specifically has always been built on a 222 kind of model, it’s 2 percent growth, 2 percent inflation, 2 percent interest rates, and India has always been more 777, 7 percent growth, 7 percent interest rate, 7 percent inflation, give or take in India maybe a little bit more but it’s not a shock to the Indian economy and you can see it around you because people are spending, ...
33m Feb 01, 2023
33m
160: 2022 Recap & Forecast 2023
2022 was a year of unprecedented change and disruption, with the world having to adjust to a new normal. As we look back at the past year, it is important to take stock of what happened and reflect on what we have learned. At the same time, it is also important to look ahead and anticipate what the coming year may bring, Tune – in.
48m Jan 21, 2023
48m
159: Jump-starting crypto: road ahead to building applications in web3
In this episode, Aakash, Principal at Matrix Partners India, talks to Shanav, VP of investments at Jump Crypto, about what builders in the crypto space can look forward to and other interesting trend lines for 2023. Tune in to know more
29m Jan 07, 2023
29m
158: Founder Market Fit
In today's episode, Avnish Bajaj and Rajinder Balaraman, discuss Founder Market Fit and how it differs from the concept of building within a domain. Tune in to know more.
29m Nov 10, 2022
29m
157: Institutional Staking in the post merge era
In today's episode, Aakash, Principle at Matrix Partners India, talks to Andrew Vranjes, GM, APAC at Blockdaemon, about the future of Staking, selling, and building a business in enterprise in the domain of Web3. Tune in to know more.
26m Oct 27, 2022
26m
156: Building scalable vertical social communities
In today's episode, Ayush Chamaria, Associate VP, along with Vipul Allawadhi, Co-Founder, Kutumb and Prashant Sachan, Founder and CEO, AppsForBharat, deep dive into vertical social communities
57m Sep 15, 2022
57m
155: Learnings from experienced founders
Anurag Sinha, co-founder & CEO of OneCard shares advice on the key choices he made while building OneCard - important decisions related to choice of domain, market risk, profit pools, GTM, followership and much more.
8m Sep 13, 2022
8m
154: Tokens of Wisdom
Blockchain, Web3, crypto what is so fundamentally transforming about these technologies and where do we see value creation emerging over the next few years in this space? Tune in to hear Matrix's POV on this and more.
37m Sep 06, 2022
37m
153: Cash’ing in on crypto
In this episode, we dive deep into Aakash Kumar's (Principal at Matrix) journey of crypto investments - he talks to Rajinder Balaraman (MD at Matrix) about why he's been an early believer of the space, his thoughts on the rise (& fall) of the market & more. Tune in.
24m Sep 01, 2022
24m
152: Built for scale - OneCard's company building journey
 In today's episode, Anurag Sinha, Co - founder and CEO, OneCard, in conversation with Avnish Bajaj, Founder and Managing Director, Matrix Partners India, tells us what it takes to build for scale, learnings from his company building journey & much more. Tune in.
40m Aug 24, 2022
40m
151: Starting, fundraising & PMF: navigating the seed stage journey
Revant Bhate, Co-founder & CEO at Mosaic Wellness, shares advice on building for growth at the seed stage, in conversation with Aakash from the Matrix team. Tune in.
39m Aug 18, 2022
39m
150: Building the organisation of the future
Talent has increasingly become a competitive advantage amongst fast-growing companies and on today's episode, we have Maya john& Anuradha Bharat, HR leaders respectively at Dailyhunt (VerSe Innovation) & Razorpay, in conversation with Rupali Sharma, to share learnings from their journey & give us their perspective on building the org of the future. Tune in.
42m Aug 05, 2022
42m
149: How to create category defining SaaS companies feat. Rocketlane
Hear from Srikrishnan of Rocketlane on his journey of creating the customer onboarding category, in conversation with Pranay from Matrix Partners India, learn about the importance of driving the narrative, tactical advice to build a thriving community of advocates, and how to measure your brand efforts. Tune in
31m Jul 15, 2022
31m
148: Razorpay’s hypergrowth journey: learning’s & what’s next?
In today’s episode we have Shashank Kumar and Harshil Mathur, co-founders of Razorpay, along with Vikram Vaidyanathan, MD at Matrix Partners India. In this episode they talk about the evolution of Razorpay and learnings from its hypergrowth journey - tune in the find out.
43m Jul 05, 2022
43m
147: The past, present and future of Edtech
In today's episode, we have Vamsi Krishna, CEO & Co-founder, Vedantu as well as Mayank Kumar, Co-founder & MD at upGrad, who walk us through their respective company building journeys as well as the their thoughts on how they expect the future of edtech to unravel. Tune in the find out
56m Jun 24, 2022
56m
146: The gaming series part 4: uncovering the untapped opportunities
In part 4 of our gaming series, we talk to Manish Agarwal, CEO, Nazara Technologies, Thomas Purtell, Co-founder & CEO, Omlet, and Anirudh Pandita, Founder, Loco,  talk about the untapped opportunities within the gaming industry. Tune in.
7m Jun 21, 2022
7m
145: The gaming series part 3: how Web3 can transform the gaming industry
In part 3 of our gaming series, we talk to Manish Agarwal, CEO, Nazara Technologies, Thomas Purtell, Co-founder & CEO, Omlet, and Anirudh Pandita, Founder, Loco,  about the rise of Web3 and how we expect it to impact and transform the gaming industry.  Tune in to find out.
15m Jun 20, 2022
15m
144: The gaming series part 2: Estreaming - fandom, platforms and tools
In part 2 of our Gaming series, we cover the rise of Estreaming and the key trends stemming from it, with insights from Manish Agarwal, CEO, Nazara Technologies, Thomas Purtell, Co-founder & CEO, Omlet, and Anirudh Pandita, Founder, Loco. Tune in.
28m Jun 15, 2022
28m
143: The Uppercase Podcast
Avnish Bajaj of Matrix Partners India on how he picks winners and what it takes to be one Founder and managing director of one of India's most well known venture capital firms, Matrix Partners India, Avnish Bajaj, has a knack for picking winners. It’s not luck; it’s an ability he hones through intense research and also by studying human nature and decision making.   So, how does he pick a winne...
46m Jun 09, 2022
46m
142: Gaming series part 1: Esports: key trends & what's next?
In part 1 of our Gaming series, we talk about the future of e-sports with Manish Agarwal, CEO, Nazara Technologies, Thomas Purtell, Co-founder & CEO, Omlet, and Anirudh Pandita, Founder, Loco. Tune in for an insightful discussion.
29m Jun 09, 2022
29m
141: B2B Marketplaces part 4 - Decrypting the Indian manufacturing boom
Today on Matrix Moments, we address the recent manufacturing explosion - how much of it is real? what are the tailwinds contributing to this boom and why now? tune in to find out.
14m Jun 03, 2022
14m
140: The Whole Truth on building enduring, scalable brands
On today’s episode, Shashank Mehta, founder of The Whole Truth gives us a play by play rundown on what it takes to build a consumer brand from scratch, while in conversation with Rajat Agarwal, MD, Matrix India. Tune in.
44m May 31, 2022
44m
139: B2B marketplaces part 3: how do you solve for perishable supply chains?
On today's episode, we talk about perishable supply chains - the challenges that come with it, & the learnings we've gained from partnering with our founders who are building in the space. Tune in for more.
15m May 27, 2022
15m
138: Demystifying GoKwik - building & scaling "kwikly"
In today's episode Chirag Taneja, Co- founder & CEO, GoKwik, walks us through the business building frameworks that have helped him scale and build a fast-growth company.
42m May 26, 2022
42m
137: Leadership factory at OfBusiness
Ankush Jain (Sales Head @ OfBusiness) & Vasant Sridhar (Co-founder & CSO @ OfBusiness) talk to Rajinder about the construct of their management trainee programme and the leadership factory they've built out at OfBusiness. Tune in to know more. 
26m May 17, 2022
26m
136: B2B Marketplaces Part 2 – What is a good B2B Marketplace?
On today’s episode we dive deep into the makings of an ideal B2B marketplace. Tune in to know more.
29m May 06, 2022
29m
135: B2B marketplaces part 1 – why now for B2B?
In this episode, we discuss the what, why, how of b2b marketplaces. Tune in to know more.
27m Apr 22, 2022
27m
134: “When it seems too good to be true, it likely is”! aka thoughts on corp governance for digital co.’s
Today we talk about corporate governance & digital companies, why this topic has gained increasing importance in board rooms and the global practices we’ve seen companies follow. Tune in.
37m Apr 12, 2022
37m
133: The Art of Venture Investing
In this Episode, Jivraj Singh Sachar speakS with Vikram Vaidyanathan, Managing Director, Matrix Partners India on his journey as a venture investor.
49m Apr 08, 2022
49m
132: FarMart – building the world's 1st OS that powers value chains
In today’s episode we hear from the founders of FarMart on the ground reality of building a large SaaS led Agri company. Tune in to know more.
42m Apr 01, 2022
42m
131: Org building with the Captain Fresh team
In this episode we discuss Captain Fresh’ org building journey with Utham, Venu & Abhishek along with Rupali Sharma, Director, Human Capital, Matrix Partners India
40m Mar 16, 2022
40m
130: Decoding life as a junior VC
On today's episode, we discuss the ins & outs of the role of a junior VC - a crucial role that helps drive the core function of a VC firm. Tune in for a candid conversation between Nitisha & Avnish.
54m Feb 16, 2022
54m
129: Market environment, Feb ‘22
In today’s episode, we take stock of the current market volatility and its impact on the early stage startup ecosystem - tune in to hear our perspective.
33m Feb 04, 2022
33m
128: Boards
As a first time founder  - how do you decide the dynamics of your board?When should the board discussion happen?  when does it become relevant? How many people should be on a board, who should be on the board? We try to unpack learnings & reflections from our experience of being on boards, tune in to find out.
33m Jan 21, 2022
33m
127: A look back at 2021 & forecast for 2022
The Matrix team takes stock of the year gone by and discuss trend predictions for 2022. Tune in to hear our thoughts. 
34m Jan 13, 2022
34m
126: Inside out versus Outside in
Inside out vs outside in: what is the better business strategy to adopt for an early-stage startup? Tune in to hear our thoughts. 
2m Dec 17, 2021
2m
125: Behind the scenes with Ilya Sukhar
On today's episode we have Ilya Sukhar (Partner at Matrix Partners) in conversation with Vikram Vaidyanathan (MD at Matrix Partners India). Through this conversation, we uncover Ilya's journey from founder to VC, learnings & insights gained from his journey at Parse.com (http://pasrse.com/) , YC, Facebook and Matrix. They then dive deep into Ilya's investment in Fivetran -  leading provider of ...
58m Dec 10, 2021
58m
124: Hiring an in-house head of talent
At the early stages, building your company's recruitment muscle is paramount to its growth, but is an in-house head of talent a necessity to accelerate this process? Tune in for key insights on team building & recruitment from Avnish Bajaj & Rajinder Balaraman.
2m Dec 03, 2021
2m
123: Executive coach: what role do they play in a company’s success?
 Here's #AMatrixMoment (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=amatrixmoment&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6871737042666094592) with our take on the role of an executive coach, tune in to find out. 
3m Dec 01, 2021
3m
122: Hard clauses in a term sheet
On today’s episode Avnish Bajaj, Founder & Managing Director at Matrix Partners India, & Sudipto Sannigrahi, VP at Matrix Partners India, dissect the Hard clauses in a term Sheet.
39m Nov 25, 2021
39m
121: When to hire a chief of staff?
What does a 'chief of staff' role entail, and when is the right time to hire one? Startup India's C-suite has increasingly been hiring for this role - but what is the definition of a 'chief of staff' and when should you hire one? A few thoughts from Avnish Bajaj & Rajinder Balaraman on the 'chief of staff' role, and what the benchmark of this role is across the various stages of a company. Tu...
3m Nov 24, 2021
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