
Nikhil Pandit
Startup-minded engineering leader & investor
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San Francisco, California
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Joined June 2024
Summary
Bridges hands-on startup experience with active investing and founder advising: Nikhil evaluates and supports early-stage companies while bringing product judgment and operational experience from his own startup and engineering roles. theorg+2
Engineering leader who scales product-focused teams and builds reliable platforms and infrastructure: In senior roles at Clever, Superhuman, and currently Curai Health, Nikhil has led product-focused engineering teams, driven platform and infrastructure initiatives, and improved operational reliability for customer-facing products. theorg+1
Operator turned advisor / venture partner: In addition to hands-on engineering leadership, Nikhil serves as a venture partner with Pioneer Fund, advising and investing in early stage startups. pioneerfund+1
Founding and research roots: Nikhil's background includes co-founding a geolocation startup (graffitiGeo) and technical work tied to University of Illinois research groups (IEEE author profile), indicating a mix of applied research and product founding experience early in his career. theorg+1