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Founder/CEO at Hesper AIYC F26
Intro paths
YC
Pankaj went through Y Combinator (Fall 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Hesper AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Hesper AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Hesper AI
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Nitish BaduFounder/COO
Experience
- Hesper AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Stealth AI StartupCo-Founder2026
- NanonetsEngineering Manager2022 — 2026
- GoldcastTechnical Lead2021 — 2022
- ShipsyLead Software Development Engineer2019 — 2021Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Samsung R&D Institute IndiaEngineer2016 — 2018Noida
- Credit SuisseIntern2015Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Indian Institute of Management, AhmedabadIntern2014Greater Ahmedabad Area
- Chowgule Material Handling DivisionIntern2013Goa
Skills & more
C++2C2Java1Microsoft Office3JavaScriptNode.js
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pankaj Dhariwal?
- Founder/CEO at Hesper AI
- Where does Pankaj Dhariwal work?
- Pankaj Dhariwal is Founder/CEO of Hesper AI.
- What companies did Pankaj Dhariwal found?
- Pankaj Dhariwal founded Hesper AI.
- Where did Pankaj Dhariwal go to school?
- Pankaj Dhariwal studied at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (Bachelor of Engineering - BE and M.Sc (hons), Electronics and Instrumentation and Economics); Kendriya Vidyalaya.
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Also attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani254
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Also attended Kendriya Vidyalaya92
Ramya RameshEA & Program Manager at Fireside Ventures Advisory LlpPiyush GuptaManaging Partner at SUVAN VENTURESUtpal SharmaVice President at Titan CapitalAnand BhaskarBusiness Transformation Consultant at SeafundNesara S RInvestment Analyst at A91 PartnersFiona FernandezInvestor at Syncona
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Shared employers
Also worked at Hesper AI1
Also worked at Nanonets3
Also worked at Samsung R&D Institute India7
Sahil SharmaTech Venture Partner at Gemba Capital Venture PartnersSandipan MondalInvestments at Yali CapitalChaitanya SardaCEO & co-founder at AiPriseManish ChauhanFounder at SureBrightSaksham GuptaFounder at Levocred AISiddharth BhardwajCTO at Beatoven
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Also worked at Credit Suisse1,051
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesNik StoronskyCo-founder & CEO of RevolutVlad YatsenkoCo-founder & CTO of RevolutRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity Partners
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