# Pankaj Tibrewal

> Pankaj Tibrewal is a seed investor at Carbide Ventures backing Internet and Payments. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Carbide Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carbide-ventures)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pankajtibrewal
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/PankajTib
- Website: https://x.com/PankajTib

Pankaj Tibrewal is an Investor/Entrepreneur/SaaS Executive

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |
| Payments | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Construction | 1 | 20% |
| Social Impact | 1 | 20% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lakefusion.ai | We are the only MDM platform that is specifically designed for Medallion. Our technology is centered around adopting the speed and scale of Databricks using their native platform. In addition, our engineers have been born and raised with Delta Lake and have implemented many with customers enabling them to understand the nitty gritty details of theDatabricks platform. | $7.5M | Seed | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Lakefusion.ai | We are the only MDM platform that is specifically designed for Medallion. Our technology is centered around adopting the speed and scale of Databricks using their native platform. In addition, our engineers have been born and raised with Delta Lake and have implemented many with customers enabling them to understand the nitty gritty details of theDatabricks platform. |  | Seed | Nov 14, 2025 |  |
| Lumber | Lumber is an automated payroll, time-tracking, accounts payable, compliance, and onboarding platform for the construction industry. | $15.5M | Series A | Mar 24, 2025 |  |
| Chezuba | Chezuba offers a personalized CSR platform designed to enhance employee engagement through volunteering, giving, and skill-based programs. The platform connects organizations with global nonprofits, using AI-driven personalization to match employees with opportunities that align with their skills and interests. Chezuba also provides tools forworkplace giving, program tracking, reporting, and integration, helping companies boost participation, impact, and corporate social responsibility outcomes. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Nov 26, 2023 |  |
| Lumber | Lumber is an automated payroll, time-tracking, accounts payable, compliance, and onboarding platform for the construction industry. | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 12, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [8VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FirsthandVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firsthandvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sure Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sure-ventures-4b28) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Converge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/converge-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CWR Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cwr-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Carbide Ventures

VC Fund

Carbide Ventures is a venture capital firm.

4 contacts available at Carbide Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pankaj Tibrewal | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pankaj-tibrewal |
| Bill Tai | Special Limited Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-tai |
| Dan Weirich | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-weirich |
| Takuo Inoue | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/takuo-inoue |

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## FAQ

### What does Pankaj Tibrewal invest in?

Pankaj Tibrewal invests primarily in Internet, Payments and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Pankaj Tibrewal last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Pankaj Tibrewal closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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