About
Burhan Pisavadi is Head of UK at PT1, a European pre-seed and seed-stage venture firm. He invests in founders addressing manufacturing, energy, and built environment challenges, with particular focus on complex, regulated markets where distribution and incentives are critical factors. Pisavadi also develops PT1's proprietary technology and data infrastructure, serves on the investment committee of FirstPort, a government-backed social impact fund, and has prior experience as a startup co-founder and early employee.
Experience
- PT1Head of UKcurrent2025 — present
- PT1Investment Manager2023 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
- PT1Analyst2022 — 2023
- AskVinnyBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- GendoBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- GreenworkxBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- OntikBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- InstallerBoard Observercurrent2023 — present
- Climate XInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- MentyooCo-Founder2021 — 2025
- GridizenProduct Manager2019 — 2022
- GridizenBusiness Analyst2018 — 2019
- Imperial College LondonPostgraduate Researcher2018London, United Kingdom
- PRS Invest (PRSi)Analyst2016 — 2017
Education
- Imperial College LondonMaster of Science (MSc), Physics
- Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Skills & more
Analytical Skills1Amazon Web Services (AWS)3Python3Microsoft Excel1Microsoft PowerPointSQLEngineering4Strategic Partnerships4Data Analysis6Research4Physics3Science1
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StatisticsData ScienceStart-upsProduct LaunchLanguages English · French · Gujarati
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