# Prem Barthasarathy

> Prem Barthasarathy is a seed investor at Pontaq (London) backing Robotics and Internet of Things. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pontaq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pontaq)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/premkumarbarthasarathy/

Prem Barthasarathy is a seed investor at Pontaq in London focused on Robotics and Internet of Things. Prem set up the first UK-India Innovation Fund in history , to cross pollinate technology between UK and India and create sustainable economic development through the creation of jobs. He defined the overall strategy and the vision of Pontaq and has successfully demonstrated the growth and expansion of technologies companies from UK to India andvice versa.Prem has led the firm to foster partnerships with many private organizations and specifically 4 state governments in India, namely Haryana, Gujarat, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu to promote innovation exchange between UK and these state governments. He also established a partnership with the central govt of India and state government of Tamil Nadu to create a Fintech CoE, based out of Chennai, India, in order to incubate Fintech companies India and give them access to UK and beyond.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 2 | 33% |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 17% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dweepi Innovations | Dweepi Innovations Pvt. Ltd. focuses on creating solutions for the railway industry. Their work primarily revolves around Rail Tech, Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics, and AI/ML technologies. They have a strong skill set and diverse expertise in the field of embedded systems. The company has also been involved in raising pre-seed VCinvestment rounds. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| Edgehax | Edgehax operates as an AI hardware xeleration platform. |  | Seed | Nov 24, 2025 |  |
| Goat Robotics | Goat Robotics is an Indian company that combines automation and creativity. Our strong mobile robots can carry loads up to several tons, enabling Made in India in heavy industries and education. Come along with us as we transform education for industries and advance robots' future. | $311.4K | Seed | Mar 31, 2025 |  |
| Swapnow | Fitbars, Cloud Kitchens, Healthy Food, Diet Plans | $77.3K | Pre-Seed | Nov 05, 2024 |  |
| Mool | Our mission at Mool is to make personal finance seamless & accessible for all by facilitating effective tax planning, smart investments, insurance, and borrowing options.Mool automates salary structuring tailored to the best outcome for each individual, facilitating the maximum transfer of value from Employer to Employee.Mool is anAI-powered system that employs a set of intelligent rules with the goal of maximizing the employee’s benefits from their salary package, tailored by their preferences while remaining compliant with tax rules and regulations. |  | Seed | Aug 08, 2022 |  |
| KritiLabs Technologies | KritiLabs Technologies is a research-driven technology product company. They serve the oil and gas, dairy, banking, minerals and chemicals, logistics and e-commerce, and government sectors. Their services include design, configuration, integration, hosting, and field support. |  | Series A | Oct 25, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Campus Angels Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/campus-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nativelead Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nativelead-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Next Generation Incubation Scheme](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-generation-incubation-scheme) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [R3 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r3-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TiE Coimbatore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tie-coimbatore) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Pontaq

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Pontaq, trading name of Anugraha Ventures Limited, is a UK registered venture capital fund, with a core USP of cross border technology transfer between UK and India. Since inception in 2015, the firm has been capitalizing on the massive opportunity of “#Innovation #Startup #Scaleup” through its UK India Innovation Funds (UIIF), whilst creatingsustainable economic development through jobs creation in both the economies.

1 contacts available at Pontaq.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prem Barthasarathy | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prem-barthasarathy |

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## FAQ

### What does Prem Barthasarathy invest in?

Prem Barthasarathy invests primarily in Robotics, Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Prem Barthasarathy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Prem Barthasarathy closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 6 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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