Pratik Bhalerao

Pratik Bhalerao is a technology entrepreneur with extensive experience in the development of advanced assistive devices and systems engineering. As the Co-Founder and CEO of DeeDee Labs Private Limited since February 2016, Pratik has spearheaded initiatives in upper limb bionic prosthesis, garnering recognition through the Bio Ignition Grant and BIPP grant-in-aid from the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council. Previous roles include consultancy at NavStik Autonomous Systems for commercial UAV applications, engineer positions at Seagate Technology and LSI Corporation focusing on SSD controllers and FPGA validation, as well as embedded software development at ANTfarm Robotics. Pratik began their career as a technical associate at ThinkLABS Technosolutions Pvt. Ltd., a startup dedicated to hands-on education in STEM fields. Pratik holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Telecommunication from Amravati University.