About US

Venkat is a successful entrepreneur and capital markets professional, with experience in energy, technology and investment banking. Venkat co-founded Arq and served as its CFO until its eventual sale in February 2023, responsible for fundraising, corporate finance, financial planning and reporting.

Venkat is also the co-founder of Greenfire Resources, an oil producer in Canada that in partnership with Trafigura, acquired JAPEX’s Canadian operations. Prior to this, Venkat managed McIntyre Partners’ investment portfolio from 2009 to 2014, in addition to which, he led the due-diligence, deal execution and investment management efforts across several transactions in the energy, bulk commodities and infrastructure sectors. Prior to this, Venkat worked as a corporate finance banker within Goldman Sachs' M&A franchise, where he advised Julian on the sale of Gateway Communications to Vodafone in 2008.

During his tenure at Goldman, he advised some of the UK's leading blue-chip and mid-cap companies, including Cadbury's, Tesco's, and the BBC, amongst others, on issues relating to M&A, fundraising, restructuring and strategy. Venkat previously worked for Motorola in Singapore, and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management.