Summary
Prathik Gadde is a founder and UX-focused entrepreneur with nearly a decade of direct experience and over 15 years in product and design leadership, who builds user-centric platforms from early research to production. He has co-founded multiple startups (Rapra, BatchX, PhotonX) and led UX at security and developer-focused companies—including CloudKnox (acquired by Microsoft) and ShiftLeft—where he created a design system that cut design-to-engineering time by over 70%. His background combines rigorous academic research in HCI and accessibility (including publications, grant work and a patent) with hands-on product delivery across bioinformatics marketplaces, cloud security dashboards, and robotics-assisted health projects. Known for turning complex data into clear user experiences, he also mentors teams to ship reliably without external funding and scales UX practice across engineering and business functions. Based in Hyderabad, he blends deep research skills with entrepreneurial grit to build practical, delightful digital products.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Human Computer Interaction, PhD Human Computer Interaction at Indiana University Indianapolis
Bachelor's degree Biotechnology, Bachelor's degree Biotechnology at Koneru Lakshmaiah College of Engineering
English, Hindi, Telugu