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Rajinder Balaraman
Managing Director at Z47 (fka Matrix Partners India)
India
Overview
Rajinder Balaraman is the Managing Director at Z47 (formerly Matrix Partners India), with a background in private equity, due diligence, and financial modeling. He has successfully led investments in companies like Park+ and Loadshare Networks, focusing on sectors such as AutoTech and Consumer Internet.
With an MBA from Harvard Business School and experience at top firms like Booz & Company and Unilever, Rajinder Balaraman has established himself as a strategic leader in the investment space, specializing in Series B and Series A funding rounds for promising start-ups.
Work Experience
Managing Director
2012 - Current
Focussed on partnering with early and early growth founders in tech across consumer, b2b and fintech Select investments (Observer/ Director/Investment team) Ace2Three (online skill gaming) (exited) Dukaan (e-commerce) Limeroad (fashion marketplace) Loadshare (logistics marketplace) Ofbusiness (B2B commerce+ fintech - SME lending) Ola (mobility) Oto (mobility + fintech) Oye! (mobility) Park+ (mobility)
Associate
2010 - 2011
Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare
PwC Strategy& is a global management consulting firm, helping the world's top businesses, governments, and other institutions.
Summer Associate - Private Equity
2009 - 2009
Worked on the due diligence for a $40M consumer-healthcare deal
Group Manager, Corporate Planning Group
2004 - 2008