About
Pankaj Gupta is a co-founder of Baseten, where he leads model optimization. His earlier work focused on system performance and efficiency, including data processing libraries at Twitter, search infrastructure at Uber, and media processing at Adobe. He holds a degree from IIT Delhi and is based in the Bay Area.
Co-Founder at Baseten
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Baseten's investors · 30
01 AdvisorsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026AI FundMountain View · $100K – $1M checksAlpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checksAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Aspire11$10M – $50M checksAthletic VenturesBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2026Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checksBONDSan Francisco · since 2026BoxGroupNew York · $1M checks · since 2025Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2026Collective LiquidityPlantationConvictionSan Francisco · $1M – $25M checks · since 2026Durable Capital PartnersBethesda · since 2026Founders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2025IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2025K5 GlobalSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksLachy GroomNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2025Sands Capital VenturesArlington · $10M – $30M checks · since 2026Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checksScribble VenturesPortola Valley · $750K – $1.5M checks · since 2025South Park CommonsSan Francisco · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2026Summit Peak InvestmentsFort WorthVerified CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026
Co-founders at Baseten
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Tuhin SrivastavaCEO and Co-Founder
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Amir HaghighatCTO and Co-Founder
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Phil HowesCo-Founder & Chief Scientist
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Philip HowesCo-Founder and Chief Scientist
Experience
- BasetenCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- UberSoftware Engineer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- TwitterEngineering Manager2017 — 2018
- TwitterSoftware Engineer2013 — 2017San Francisco
- BrightRollSoftware Engineer2012 — 2013Palo Alto
- Adobe SystemsEngineering Manager2010 — 2011
- Adobe SystemsComputer Scientist2006 — 2010
- Adobe SystemsMember of Technical Staff2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Programming3Distributed Systems7Algorithms12Data Structures5System Architecture1Scalability2Design Patterns2Akka1Object Oriented Design4Dependency InjectionEngineering ManagementAgile Project Management1
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pankaj Gupta?
- Pankaj Gupta is a co-founder of Baseten, where he leads model optimization. His earlier work focused on system performance and efficiency, including data processing libraries at Twitter, search infrastructure at Uber, and media processing at Adobe. He holds a degree from IIT Delhi and is based in the Bay Area.
- Where does Pankaj Gupta work?
- Pankaj Gupta is Co-Founder of Baseten.
- What companies did Pankaj Gupta found?
- Pankaj Gupta founded Baseten.
Shared employers
Also worked at Baseten14
Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionWill ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalElizabeth WeilFounder & Partner at Scribble VenturesSam WarburgExecutive Search Partner at TCP CapitalRyan MorrisonPartner at Founders Circle CapitalDharmesh ThakkerGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures
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Also worked at Uber417
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also worked at Twitter173
Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmEvan WilliamsCo-founder of Twitter, Blogger and MediumFei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at StanfordMischa VaughnHead of Content at Felicis Ventures
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