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Pankaj Mishra

Founder

Founder at Terrain

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedTerrain · YC

About

Pankaj Mishra previously worked at Uber, where he built platform infrastructure for Uber for Business and Fulfillment operations. He holds a degree from IIT Kharagpur.

Founder at TerrainYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Pankaj went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Andrew Miklas, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Terrain's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Pankaj can intro founders to Terrain's investors below.

Terrain's investors · 2

China Growth CapitalBeijing · $1M – $55M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Terrain

TATejas Agarwal
Tejas AgarwalFounder

Experience

  1. Nivara (YC F25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. UberSoftware Engineer2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Venture HighwayStudent Venture Partner2022
  4. Cyble Inc.Software Engineer2022
  5. UberSoftware Engineering Intern2021
  6. Trilogy InnovationsSoftware Engineering Intern2020 — 2021
  7. Google Summer of CodeOpen Source Developer2020
  8. InnovaccerSoftware Engineering Intern2020
  9. The Julia LanguageOpen Source Developer2019

Skills & more

JavaDeal Sourcing1Investment Thesis Development1Pitch Evaluation1SourcingDue DiligenceGo (Programming Language)

Languages English · Hindi

From Pankaj's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pankaj Mishra?
Pankaj Mishra previously worked at Uber, where he built platform infrastructure for Uber for Business and Fulfillment operations. He holds a degree from IIT Kharagpur.
Where does Pankaj Mishra work?
Pankaj Mishra is Founder of Terrain.
What companies did Pankaj Mishra found?
Pankaj Mishra founded Terrain.
Where did Pankaj Mishra go to school?
Pankaj Mishra studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (Bachelors + Masters, Electrical and Electronics Engineering); Air Force Bal Bharati School (PCM / CS).

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