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Managing Director, Matrix Partners India

Vikram is a Managing Director at Matrix Partners India, an early stage investment firm with more than $1.5 billion under management in India. Matrix India has invested in several market leading companies including Ola, Ola Electric, One Card etc. Vikram has personally led multiple investments and is a board member of Razorpay , Five Star Finance, OfBusiness, Dailyhunt, all of which are recognized amongst the largest tech companies in India. Vikram was nominated for the Economic Times Midas list award in 2021 and 2022. At Matrix for the last 12+ years, he leads the Bangalore office at Matrix India and invests in start-ups at very early stages, usually before they have a product in market or any meaningful revenue scale. Currently he is exploring ideas in Fintech (including Web3/Crypto), Global software and B2B, and guides Matrix’s teams in these areas. He is an MBA from IIM Bangalore and an engineer trained at RVCE Bangalore. Vikram started out as an engineer in technology companies working in India and Israel. Post MBA, Vikram spent over three years as a management consultant at McKinsey. Vikram is on the board of advisors for Centre for wildlife studies, India’s leading non profit in the wildlife conservation space. Also part of the founding donors of ACT Grants that did inspiring work around Oxygen supply and helping people Impacted by Covid. Vikram’s wife Priya leads revenue at a high growth startup PhonePe, and they have 2 sons aged 9 and 7.