Prior to starting FundersClub, Mittal was the founding CEO of Innova Dynamics, a VC-backed touchscreen hardware company (acquired by TPK Holding, TPE:3673), and the founding CTO of an enterprise software company. He holds degrees in economics and engineering from the Wharton School and Penn Engineering via the University of Pennsylvania's M&T Program, and is an alumnus of Y Combinator. Previously, he was active in science research, published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, is an inventor on multiple issued patents, and presented at the 2002 Nobel Prize Ceremonies.