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Welcome to the Team
Growing the SilverX Family
Natasha Kumar
Investment Analyst
Natasha brings experience across semiconductors, automation, and operations, most recently driving large-scale client strategy and business expansion at HCLTech, and previously leading digital transformation initiatives at KPMG.
At SilverX, she brings an operator's lens shaped by systems thinking, cross-functional leadership, and a passion for building scalable, technology-led businesses.
Prashant Rathee
Senior Investment Associate
Prashant brings founding team experience at Ather Energy, engineering and product leadership at Micelio and Log9 Materials, and entrepreneurial execution as co-founder of The Energy Company.
His decade across India's Mobility and Energy ecosystem gives him deep insight into Hardware, BatteryTech, Charging Infrastructure, and the realities of building deep-tech startups from zero to one.
Research Spotlight
From the SilverX Investment Desk
Two deep-dives this month: one on the structural challenges reshaping enterprise software, and one on India's emerging electric mobility stack.
Prashant Rathee
Senior Investment Associate
Electric Vehicles · Deep Tech
The Deep Tech Opportunity Beyond the Car
EVs are often framed as a substitution problem. But the transition is much larger than the vehicle itself. Electric mobility is giving rise to a new deep-tech stack connecting transportation, energy, and software. The car is a commodity. The stack is the opportunity.
Advisor Spotlight
Building Bridges with US Deep Tech
"India is producing world-class deep-tech talent and breakthrough technology. SilverX is building exactly the kind of conviction-driven fund that will help the best of these founders break through globally."
Ramakanth Alapati is a semiconductor executive with 30+ years of experience across IC fabrication, advanced packaging, quantum computing hardware, and plasma technologies. He is currently based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a key stop on our April 2026 US roadshow.
As former Chairman & CEO of Yield Engineering Systems (YES), Ramakanth led the company to achieve 10× revenue growth, 10× SAM expansion, and a 10× increase in headcount over five years, establishing YES as a leader in advanced packaging semiconductor capital equipment.
Career Highlights
- Chairman & CEO, Yield Engineering Systems (10x growth)
- Managing Director / Partner, KCK Group
- Executive Chairman, Saras Micro Devices
- Board Member, Dukosi & RadiSurf
Domain Expertise
- Advanced Packaging & IC Fab
- Quantum Computing Hardware
- Photonics & Plasma Technologies
- M&A Due Diligence & Strategy
- AI Power Infrastructure
Education
- Harvard Business School
Leadership Development Program - University of Kansas
M.S. (Honors), Chemical Engineering, III-V semiconductor plasma research
YES Achievement Highlights
10×
Revenue
10×
Team
10×
SAM
Over 5 years at Yield Engineering Systems. New factories in Chandler, Korea, and India.
Bengaluru Roadshow
February 20, 2026 · In the Room
We hosted our Bengaluru Investor Roadshow in February, an evening of candid conversations with founders, LPs, and operators at the forefront of India's deep-tech wave. The energy in the room reflected something we believe deeply: the next generation of category-defining companies will be built here.
From semiconductor design to quantum computing, from AI-native platforms to electric mobility, the breadth of thoughtful capital in the room gave us confidence that India's deep-tech moment has genuinely arrived.
Panels
Panel Discussion
The 10X Growth: How to Navigate Various Stages
Sushant Shetty · Executive Director, DBS Bank
Satish Kannan · Managing Director, Fundament Services
Neeraj Menta · Co-Founder, SuperK
Subramanian C. · Founder & CEO, Vrddhi Business Solutions
Panel Discussion
AI Crystal Ball: How the Next 3 Years Will Unfold
Priyesh Srivastava · Co-Founder & CTO, OnFinance
Rimjhim Agrawal · Co-Founder & CTO, BrainsightAI
Prashant Rathee · Senior Associate, SilverX Fund
India Roadshow Recap
March 2026 · Mumbai & Pune
Mumbai
Hype, Hope & Hard Truths
Our Mumbai evening brought together investors, founders, and operators for a panel on IPOs, AI, and risk capital driving the next wave of value creation for India.
Panel Discussion
Hype, Hope & Hard Truths: IPOs, AI & Risk Capital driving next wave of value creation for India
Ravi Bhasin · Senior Partner, AZB Partners
Vishal Mirchandani · Ex-CEO, Adani Airport RE, Brigade Enterprises, Purvankara Ltd.
Shridhar Narayan · CEO, Real Estate & Infrastructure (Industrial & Logistics), Hiranandani
Abishek Balendran · Partner, SilverX Fund
Fireside Chat
Laina Emmanuel · Co-founder & CEO, BrainSight.AI
Pune
Age of AI: India's Readiness
In Pune, we explored India's preparedness for the AI era, with candid conversations on talent, infrastructure, and what it takes to build AI-native companies from India for the world.
Panel Discussion
Age of AI: India's Readiness
Rahul Ranjan · General Manager & Global Program Director, Tata Consultancy Services
Hardik Gandhi · CEO, Zvolv
Abishek Balendran · Partner, SilverX Fund
Abhishek Sinha · Founder & Business Evangelist
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