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Kaustubh Pandya

Investor

General Partner at Brick Mortar Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $4M checks · typically $3M

About

Kaustubh Pandya, a structural engineer and AEC strategist who co‑authored McKinsey research defining construction tech, focuses on autonomy, robotics and spatial intelligence for industrial jobsites and speaks on workforce productivity.

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Invests in

Deep TechFintechHardwarePropTechRoboticsSaaS

Experience

  1. Brick & Mortar VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Brick & Mortar VenturesPartner2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Brick & Mortar VenturesPrincipal2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  4. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2015 — 2018San Francisco
  5. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2013 — 2015San Francisco
  6. McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2012San Francisco, California
  7. Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.Associate II/III2007 — 2011San Francisco/Emeryville, California
  8. 33 Aqua, Inc.Product Manager2008Sacramento, California
  9. Ben C. Gerwick, Inc.Associate2006 — 2007San Francisco, California
  10. KiewitThe New Bay Bridge - CM2006San Francisco / Oakland, California

Education

  1. MIT Sloan School of ManagementMBA2011 — 2013
  2. Stanford UniversityM.S., Design Construction Integration2006 — 2007
  3. University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Civil Engineering2003 — 2006
  4. Canyon High School20032000 — 2003

Skills & more

Structural Engineering26Earthquake Engineering21Construction Management10Engineering2Forensic Engineering17Project Management6Management4Bridge2Civil Engineering4Financial Modeling5Data Analysis3Strategic Planning5
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  • Professional Engineer (P.E.) — California Board of Professional Engineers

From Kaustubh's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management410

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor

+ 404 more

Also attended Stanford University1,578

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

+ 1,572 more

Also attended University of California, Berkeley863

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 857 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Brick & Mortar Ventures4

Darren BechtelFounder & Managing Director at Brick Mortar VenturesCurtis RodgersPartner at Brick Mortar VenturesAustin YountPartner at Brick Mortar VenturesAlice LeungPrincipal, Platform & Product Strategy at Brick Mortar Ventures

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

+ 1,122 more

Also worked at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.1

Yiorgos GiannetosSenior Fund Accountant at Runway Growth Capital

Also worked at Kiewit6

Curtis RodgersPartner at Brick Mortar VenturesJack WhelanDirector of Business Development at IA GlobalTyler AshbyPrincipal at GroundBreak VenturesFiona RaynorDirector, Strategic Advisory Group at McCarthy CapitalWill UrbanPartner at R7 PartnersJack BennettAssociate at Princeton

Colleagues at Brick Mortar Ventures

Aditya
Venture Partner at Brick Mortar Ventures
Aditya Thakur
Venture Partner at Brick Mortar Ventures
Alice
Investor at Brick Mortar Ventures
Alice Leung
Principal, Platform & Product Strategy at Brick Mortar Ventures
Austin
Investor at Brick Mortar Ventures
Austin Yount
Partner at Brick Mortar Ventures
Curtis
Investor at Brick Mortar Ventures
Curtis Rodgers
Partner at Brick Mortar Ventures

Network3

Alice Leung
Principal, Platform & Product Strategy at Brick Mortar Ventures
Curtis Rodgers
Partner at Brick Mortar Ventures
Darren Bechtel
Founder & Managing Director at Brick Mortar Ventures

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