Tarun Davda

Managing Director at Z47

Overview

Davda is Managing Director at Z47 as of July 2024 [1][3]. Previously, Davda served as Managing Director at Matrix Partners India from September 2012 to July 2024 [4]. Davda's earlier roles include Co-founder and India CEO of StepOut.com, which was acquired by IAC/Match.com [5], and General Manager and Business Head at BigRock.com, which was acquired by Endurance International [6]. Davda also held the position of Director of Strategy and Business Development at Directi [7] and worked as Project Manager in the Insurance and Healthcare vertical at Infosys Technologies Ltd [8]. Davda holds a Post Graduate Programme in Management with dual majors in Analytical Finance and Strategy and Leadership from the Indian School of Business [9] and a Bachelor of Engineering in Production Engineering from VJTI, Mumbai [10].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Tarun is an entrepreneur turned VC. He’s been fortunate to have got the opportunity to build and lead two Internet businesses in India. With over a decade of experience in the trenches, he enjoys partnering with promising entrepreneurs and using his experience to help them nurture, grow and flourish their business. Tarun has operating experience across a variety of functional areas including strategy, operations, marketing, business development and product management. He’s been around the block a few times and this has given him a deep appreciation of what it takes to create and run a success…

Career history

  1. Managing DirectorJul 2024 to presentZ47
  2. Managing DirectorSep 2012 to Jul 2024Matrix Partners India
  3. Co-founder & India CEO; Board MemberJun 2011 to Aug 2012StepOut.com (acquired by IAC/Match.com)
  4. General Manager & Business HeadMay 2009 to May 2011BigRock.com (acquired by Endurance International)
  5. Director - Strategy & Business DevelopmentMay 2009 to May 2011Directi
  6. Project Manager - Insurance & Healthcare verticalSep 2000 to Mar 2008Infosys Technologies Ltd

Education

  1. Post Graduate Programme in Management, Dual Major - Analytical Finance and Strategy & Leadership2008 - 2009Indian School of Business
  2. Bachelor of Engineering, Production Engineering at VJTI, Mumbai1996 - 2000Education

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