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Pratheek Palanethra

Pratheek Palanethra

Founder and sports‑tech entrepreneur

pratheek-palanethra
Bangalore, India
Joined April 2026
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Summary

Product-focused hardware entrepreneur who built an affordable, portable cricket training device from concept through prototyping and commercialisation. freebowler+2
Inventor and patent co-author on mechanical projectile‑launching technology used in the Freebowler machines. justia+1
Practitioner of user‑centered design and empathy-driven prototyping, using stakeholder feedback from coaches and players to iterate the product. freebowler+1
Founder and operator with experience raising awareness and capital (including appearing on Shark Tank India) and scaling international sales. lehigh+1

Work

Education

Projects

Writing

Projectile Launching Machine (US Patent 10603568 / related application)

March 1, 2020

Patent documents describing a projectile launching machine (ball‑throwing machine) including a base, front leg assembly, throwing arm, biasing members and release mechanisms; lists Pratheek Palanethra among the inventors/assignees.

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FREEBOWLER SUPERTHROWER: WHY I DECIDED TO BUILD THE CRICKET’S FIRST PORTABLE CRICKET BALL THROWER

February 1, 2019

A first‑person account of the motivation, design and early development of the Freebowler Superthrower, describing prototyping, user research, manufacturing challenges and the move to India to industrialize the product.

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Hobbies

Cricket — player and enthusiast medium+1