The first UK–India DeepTech investment platform.

Pontaq connects India's DeepTech ecosystem with global capital, markets, infrastructure and expertise — building a bridge between technology creation and global scale.

We are entrepreneurs. Our product is venture capital. We work across India and the UK to help technology-led companies move from breakthrough to commercial scale.
Our principles

Built across borders.
Built for decades.

Pontaq's platform is grounded in three ideas: connect the UK and India, go beyond capital, and build companies with the ambition and resilience to matter for decades.

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UK × India

A cross-border platform connecting India's technology ecosystem with UK and international markets, networks and capital.

02

Venture Beyond Capital

Support that extends into expertise, infrastructure, validation, commercialization and strategic market access.

03

Build For Decades

Long-term thinking around technology, industrial capability, defensibility and sustainable company building.

Operating footprint

Local depth.
Global reach.

Pontaq operates across key technology and business ecosystems in India and the UK, combining local knowledge with cross-border access.

Chennai

Technology, investment and ecosystem operations.

Bengaluru

Technology, founders and innovation networks.

United Kingdom

Global networks, capital and cross-border access.

Why India, why now

A technology ecosystem
entering its next chapter.

India's startup and DeepTech ecosystem is expanding alongside rising R&D ambition, strategic technology priorities and increasing venture capital participation.

THE SIGNALA deeper technology ecosystem is forming across startups, R&D and capital.
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INDIA'S TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE
200,000+
Registered startups

A large and expanding base of technology companies creates a broad pipeline for category creation.

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The Pontaq response

Find the companies capable of defining what comes next.

DeepTech thesis and ecosystem access help identify companies with category-defining potential.

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People

Built by people
who understand
the journey.

Our team brings together investors, operators, sector specialists and ecosystem builders across India and the UK.

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Prem Kumar BarthasarathyLinkedIn
Managing Partner

Leadership, investment strategy and platform building.

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Mahesh RamachandranLinkedIn
Partner

Investment and portfolio development.

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Lopa Mishra JanaLinkedIn
Partner

Investment and ecosystem relationships.

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Dr Laura BondLinkedIn
Partner

UK ecosystem and cross-border platform.

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Rachit SharmaLinkedIn
Investment

Technology and venture development.

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Pingnagan PranavamLinkedIn
Investment

DeepTech and portfolio engagement.

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Radhav TandonLinkedIn
Investment

Venture and ecosystem development.

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Rahul RajendranLinkedIn
Digital & AI Operations

Digital growth, content and AI-led operations.

Build the next decade-defining company.

For founders building ambitious technology companies, Pontaq brings capital, expertise, infrastructure and global access together.

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