Rishi Pankhaniya

Founder and product-focused builder in construction tech: co-founded Rudus to apply AI to concrete takeoffs and estimation workflows, emphasizing features like AI element detection, plan Q&A, and seamless export to estimating tools. rudus+2

Early-stage entrepreneur and operator: served as CEO/registered agent of Pollen Social LLC (a California-registered mobile app development company) and has experience forming and leading a small company. bizprofile

Practiced software engineer with internship and full-time experience across major tech environments: listed internships and roles at Apple (Ad Platforms), Stanford (summer intern), Rosetta Institute (research intern), Pulse, and a payments engineering role at Airbnb. rocketreach+1

Student maker and presenter: maintains a public software portfolio (Devpost) and has authored technical presentations (BuildFlux) that outline AI applications for construction workflows and change-order simulation. devpost+1