Z47

Check you fit before writing

• Z47 says it typically enters at seed to Series B, so it suits a company with a clear founding team and a product direction more than a bare idea, although it also says early conversations are welcome.
• The listed sectors are fintech and financial services, enterprise SaaS and AI, consumer brands, consumer tech, frontier tech, and B2B commerce and manufacturing. Say plainly which one you are in.
• The firm describes itself as backing founders building for India, so state the Indian problem you are solving.

How to reach the team

There is no application form or deadline on the site. Write to namaste@z47.com. The site says a direct referral from someone it knows gets the quickest response, so use a warm introduction from a founder or investor if you can get one.

What to put in a first email

• Who you are and what you are building, in two or three lines.
• Your stage, your traction so far and what you are raising for.
• Why your sector fits what it already invests in.

The site does not say how deals are selected, how long a reply takes or what terms it offers, so do not assume a response timeline.

Z47 is a venture capital firm run by former founders and operators. Its website says it has backed founders solving uniquely Indian problems since 2006, and that it takes a founders-first approach: it backs founders over market trends and aims to help with everything from hiring to hyper-scaling. Its contact page lists a Bengaluru office as the first of four, with others in Gurugram, Mumbai and GIFT City in Gandhinagar. The website's footer names DeltaZen47 Advisors LLP.

What it invests in

Z47 says it enters early-stage partnerships, typically from seed to Series B. The sectors it lists are fintech and financial services, enterprise SaaS and AI, consumer brands, consumer tech, frontier tech, and B2B commerce and manufacturing. This is an investor, not a grant or an accelerator: there is no cohort, no application window and no programme fee described on the site.

Who it is for

The site says all founders building for India are welcome to write in, and that a direct referral gets the quickest response. It also says that it is never too early for a conversation, so founders who are still at the idea stage are invited to get in touch. Expect an investor conversation about whether your company fits its stage and sectors, not an application form with a decision date.

Track record

The About page says Z47 has made more than 100 investments and has 10 unicorns in its portfolio. Companies shown on the site include Ola, Ola Electric, Razorpay, OfBusiness, OneCard, Dailyhunt, MoEngage, Rocketlane, Toddle, Neysa, SuperOps and Atomicwork. These are portfolio companies, not programme alumni. The site also publishes a newsletter, a podcast and research reports that founders can read before reaching out.

A note on the name

One team byline on the site reads Z47 | Matrix Partners, which suggests a link to the firm earlier known as Matrix Partners India, but the site does not state the name change in so many words. Treat that link as unconfirmed.

Contact and location

The general inbox on the site is namaste@z47.com. The Bengaluru office is at Indira Nagar, Bengaluru 560038.