
Zero to Infinity
Zero to Infinity, by Z47, is a podcast series dedicated to the founders, startups, and all within the ecosystem through candid conversations on what we think it really takes to survive in this wild startup world. In a world where we are endlessly engulfed with information in all its forms and sizes, this is our attempt to create, curate, and bring to you the insights and reflections that we have had the luxury of having learned the hard way through all the years spent in truly understanding what it takes to build and nurture a startup from ground zero.
Latest episodes

Sep 3, 2021 • 45min
101: Toddle - Superpower for teachers, by teachers
In today’s episode, we have Deepanshu Arora, co-founder of Toddle, In conversation with Rajat Agarwal, Managing director at Matrix Partners India. As part of this episode, we cover the learnings from Deepanshu’s journey of building a global EdTech platform, from what triggered the inception of the company and what it's like to sell to schools, to managing a team remotely and much more

Sep 3, 2021 • 1min
100: Toddle snippet: working with schools as your clients
Deepanshu Arora, co-founder of Toddle - Your Teaching Partner, talks to Rajat Agarwal on his journey of building a "teachers-first" global edtech platform.
Here's a snippet where Deepanshu shares his POV on what it's like working with international schools as his clients. Stay tuned for the full episode!

Aug 24, 2021 • 53min
99: Stanza Living: Learnings From Hyper-Scaling A Phygital Business
In today’s episode we have Anindya Datta and Sandeep Dalmia the co-founders of Stanza Living. In conversation with Tarun Davda, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. In this episode we cover what it takes to hyperscale a phygital business amongst pandemic and biggest learnings that have emerged from this experience

Aug 19, 2021 • 2min
98: Should you care if your VC backs your competitor?
There's a lot that has been said about this - if you're a founder who is fundraising & thinking about this, here's #AMatrixMoment capturing our take on it.

Aug 12, 2021 • 2min
97: Where should I incorporate my company?
India, US, Singapore are some of the more common options that founders consider but what are the driving factors for this decision?
Here's #AMatrixMoment on our perspective, tune in to find out.

Aug 10, 2021 • 58min
96: A decryption of the DealShare journey
In today's episode, we have Sourjyendu Medda and Vineet Rao, the co-founders of DealShare in conversation with Tarun Davda, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India. We talk about what makes them unique and also cover highlights from their growth journey.

Aug 5, 2021 • 2min
95: What's the right burn rate for your company?
What's the right burn rate for your company? and how does this vary across stages?
One of the most discussed topics by founders & VCs both, tune in to hear Avnish Bajaj share a framework to help think through it.

Aug 3, 2021 • 30min
94: The Rocketlane Journey
In today’s episode, we have Shri and Vignesh the Co-founders of Rocketlane. They’re in conversation with Pranay Desai Vice – President, at Matrix Partners India. They talk about the team's deep SaaS history, learning from their prior venture, Konotor, their vision for Rocketlane and much more.

Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 3min
93: Behind the Scenes with Tarun Davda
This episode is an audio recording to the recent Clubhouse session, that Tarun Davda, Managing Director at Matrix Partners India, Did with Priya Rajan, MD at Silicon Valley Bank, as well as Anand Chandrasekaran, Who is Executive VP at Five-Nine, Anand was formerly Director, messenger platform at Facebook and prior to that CPO at Snapdeal. In this episode, they cover the latest trend emerging in India tech. Matrix’s investment strategy through and post-Covid. IPO and MNA trend amongst other topics.

Jul 27, 2021 • 2min
92: When should a founder announce their fundraise?
Announcing your company's fundraise is a big deal - but when is the right time to announce it? and more importantly, why should you be announcing it?
Tune in to find out how we think about it.