Find your path to Pushkar
540 people in our graph share verified history with Pushkar — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Sundeep PeechuunlockedPushkar: together at Plaid (2021–2024)
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About
Pushkar Lanka was an engineering manager at Plaid overseeing privacy and risk, and previously worked as an early engineer on Meta's blockchain initiative.
Founder at TravaYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Pushkar went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- TravaFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- PlaidEngineering Manager2021 — 2024New York, New York, United States
- FacebookSoftware Engineer, Novi2020 — 2021Menlo Park, California, United States
- FacebookSoftware Engineer, Creator Monetization2018 — 2020Menlo Park, California
- FacebookSoftware Engineering Intern2017Menlo Park, California
Skills & more
Java6Python1C1Flask1AndroidGit1Amazon Web Services (AWS)1C++DjangoFirebasePython (Programming Language)2Natural Language Processing
Languages English · French · Telugu
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pushkar Lanka?
- Pushkar Lanka was an engineering manager at Plaid overseeing privacy and risk, and previously worked as an early engineer on Meta's blockchain initiative.
- Where does Pushkar Lanka work?
- Pushkar Lanka is Founder of Trava.
- What companies did Pushkar Lanka found?
- Pushkar Lanka founded Trava.
- Where did Pushkar Lanka go to school?
- Pushkar Lanka studied at Y Combinator (W25); The University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
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The University of Texas at Austin mafia318
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Michael DellFounded Force10Philip KrimMinorFounded Electron X +2Michael GortonPhysics & Engineering w minor in EnglishFounded Principal Solar +2Mike McNeilComputer ScienceFounded Fleet Device Management Inc. +2Michael RoyzenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Smartlens +2Amar SawhneyM.S. and PhDFounded Access Closure +2
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Plaid mafia20
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marc AndreessenGrowthFounded OpswareZach PerretCo-Founder & CEOFounded PlaidWilliam HockeyCo-founder and Board DirectorFounded PlaidJeffrey WangInternFounded Exa Labs +1Alain MeierHead of Fraud & IdentityFounded CognitoJackson ChenSoftware EngineerFounded Alphawatch AI
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Plaid mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Marc AndreessenGrowthFounded OpswareJeffrey WangSoftware EngineerFounded Exa Labs +1Alain MeierHead of Fraud & IdentityFounded CognitoJackson ChenSoftware EngineerFounded Alphawatch AIStephanie VasquezHead of Product, Risk & ComplianceFounded Line.BuildPritee TembhekarProduct ManagerFounded Flyflow
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Same school
Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
+ 1,994 more
Also attended The University of Texas at Austin893
Michael DellFounder & CEO of Dell TechnologiesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalTodd KleinManaging Partner, Revolution Growth at RevolutionSapna MehtaInvestor at RevolutionAnish AggarwalInvestor at LightbankAndrew ScottSenior Finance Manager at Greycroft
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Shared employers
Also worked at Plaid58
Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzZach PerretCo-founder & CEO of Plaid; co-founder of MischiefWilliam HockeyCo-founder of Plaid; founder & CEO of ColumnSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Santo PolitiInvestor at Spark Capital
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