# K. Gopala Desikan

> K. Gopala Desikan is a Series A investor at TVS Motor Company backing Energy and Automotive. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [TVS Motor Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tvs-motor-company)
- Location: Chennai, India
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desikamanig

K. Gopala Desikan is a Series A investor at TVS Motor Company in Chennai focused on Energy and Automotive. K Gopaladesikan is the Chief Financial Officer of TVS Motor Company & Sundaram - Clayton Limited.Chennai (Tamil Nadu) February 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Sundaram-Clayton Limited (SCL), holding company of TVS Motor Company, a leading auto components manufacturing and distribution group, announced the appointment of K. Gopala Desikan as Director& Group Chief Financial Officer in the rank of whole-time Director of SCL at its Board Meeting held today.Commenting on the appointment, Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, Sundaram-Clayton Ltd., said, "On behalf of the Board, I'm delighted to welcome K. Gopala Desikan as Director & Group CFO of Sundaram-Clayton Limited. He is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in several Corporate Finance functions. I am sure he will continue to play a pivotal role in our transformation journey while keeping financial discipline to help fulfil our ambition of sustainable growth in the future."Desikan, continues to be the Group Chief Financial Officer of TVS Motor Company.Desikan has been with TVS for the last 32 years. He has handled various functions, including Direct Taxation, Treasury & Risk Management, M & A activities, Corporate Finance, and various accounting functions both at the Corporate and Plant level. He is also involved in the Group's International Business and Long Range Planning strategic initiatives.He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA from UK.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Storage | 1 | 100% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ultraviolette Automotive | Ultraviolette Automotive is a technology startup working on electric two-wheelers and energy infrastructure. The startup develops products and systems that reflect a progressive ideology, as well as builds an electric vehicle ecosystem for this urban environment. They synthesize design and technology to create new dimensions in advanced engineeringand seamless user experiences.Ultraviolette Automotive new product F77, an urban sports/commuter bike that allows both seasoned riders, as well as, enthusiasts to do more with just one motorcycle. It goes beyond daily commuting to actually deliver high levels of performance and unparalleled user experience across the usage and ownership experience cycles.The startup was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. | $715K | Series A | Aug 15, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About TVS Motor Company

VC Fund · Chennai, India

TVS was established by Mr TV Sundaram Iyengar. He began with Madurai's first bus service in 1911 and founded T.V.Sundaram Iyengar and Sons Limited, a company in the transportation business with a large fleet of trucks and buses under the name of Southern Roadways Limited.[2] When he died in 1955, his sons took the company ahead with severalforays in the automobile sector, including finance, insurance, manufacture of two-wheelers, tyres and components. The group has managed to run 97 companies that account for a combined turnover of nearly $6 billion.

5 contacts available at TVS Motor Company.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abhay Tandon | Head - Digital and AI Innovation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abhay-tandon |
| K. Gopala Desikan | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/k-gopaladesikan |
| Manu Saxena | VP Business Planning | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manu-saxena |
| Rajesh Narasimhan | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rajesh-narasimhan |
| Ralf Speth | Cheif Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ralf-speth-dieter |

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## FAQ

### What does K. Gopala Desikan invest in?

K. Gopala Desikan invests primarily in Energy, Automotive and Energy Storage startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did K. Gopala Desikan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for K. Gopala Desikan closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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