Where does Pankaj Mishra work?

Pankaj Mishra is Founder/CTO of Nivara.

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).

Pankaj Mishra

Founder

Founder/CTO at Nivara

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedNivara · YC

Find your path to Pankaj

193 people in our graph share verified history with Pankaj — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Neeraj AroraunlockedPankaj: together at Venture Highway (2022)

×7Pankaj: together at Uber

×2Pankaj: together at Venture Highway

×2Pankaj: together at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

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/CTO at Nivara YC F25

Intro paths

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

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

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

Nivara's investors · 2

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

Co-founders at Nivara

Tejas AgarwalFounder/CEO

Experience

Nivara (YC F25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
UberSoftware Engineer2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Venture HighwayStudent Venture Partner2022
Cyble Inc.Software Engineer2022
UberSoftware Engineering Intern2021
Trilogy InnovationsSoftware Engineering Intern2020 — 2021
Google Summer of CodeOpen Source Developer2020
InnovaccerSoftware Engineering Intern2020
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/CTO of Nivara.
What companies did Pankaj Mishra found?: Pankaj Mishra founded Nivara.
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).