Ponarul A P

Ponarul A P is a seasoned corporate venture capital advisor with extensive experience in facilitating corporate venturing and innovation programs for medium and large corporates at Expara since 2019. As a co-founder of Expertise Ventures and a former impact venture investor at Unitus Seed Fund from 2014 to 2018, Ponarul played a crucial role in sourcing deals and developing investment theses within edtech, fintech, and medtech sectors. Prior to these roles, Ponarul served as a business development leader at GVK Biosciences from 2007 to 2014, where contributions included establishing over 80 drug discovery research collaborations and generating significant revenue. Educational qualifications include an MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge, a S.M. in Molecular Engineering of Biological and Chemical Systems from the National University of Singapore, and a B.Tech in Industrial Biotechnology from Anna University Chennai.