Prem Barthasarathy is the Managing Partner of Pontaq, the first UK-India Innovation Fund. See sector focus and contact routes.
Prem Barthasarathy is the Managing Partner of Pontaq, the first UK-India Innovation Fund, which he founded in 2015 to cross-pollinate technology between the United Kingdom and India. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies in Seed and Start-up phases across technology, healthcare, and finance sectors, with a strict focus on the UK-India corridor. Pontaq provides seed funding and growth capital to these startups, though specific typical check sizes and whether Barthasarathy leads or follows deals are not publicly detailed in available sources. Notable portfolio companies include Switchee, where he serves as a Board Observer, and he has advised firms like Kaigal India and Maxbyte Technologies on industrial IoT solutions. Barthasarathy’s distinctive point of view centers on facilitating cross-border innovation and technology transfer, leveraging his prior experience at Infosys Lodestone, Deloitte, and TCS in IT transformation. He holds a BE in Electronics and Communications from the University of Madras and continues to shape the UK-India tech scene through this dedicated innovation mandate.
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