LinkedIn CEO joins meme-fest on Soham Parekh, Indian techie who rocked Silicon Valley

Soham Parekh, an Indian software engineer, gained notoriety in Silicon Valley for allegedly moonlighting at multiple startups.

Updated on: Jul 3, 2025, 13:32:10 IST

By Sanya Jain

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Soham Parekh, an Indian techie, has become an overnight legend in Silicon Valley after it emerged that he had been employed at multiple American startups simultaneously. The allegations against Parekh first surfaced online yesterday, when Mixpanel founder Suhail Doshi took to X to warn fellow entrepreneurs against hiring him.

Soham Parekh memes: How one Indian techie shocked Silicon Valley startups.

San Francisco-based Doshi revealed that during the time Parekh was employed with one of his companies, he was moonlighting with three to four other startups. Since then, at least five other US startups have come forward to accuse Parekh of ‘scamming’ them. The actual number could be potentially much higher.

(Also read: At least 5 US CEOs accuse Indian techie Soham Parekh of moonlighting, but say he’s ‘really smart’)

Suffice it to say, the fact that a remote Indian worker managed to fool several high-profile, well-funded startups was meme fodder for social media. On X, the Soham Parekh saga sparked a meme-fest like no other.

Take a look at some of the funniest memes on Soham Parekh:

Even the CEO of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman, joined the fun

The OpenAI vs Meta AI talent war got dragged into the meme fest with the funniest results

Parekh was called a ‘generational talent’ for his coding skills – and also for his ability to hoodwink so many startups

But who is Soham Parekh?

According to his CV – shared on X by Mixpanel and Playground founder Suhail Doshi – Soham Parekh is a software engineer who holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai and a master’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, as per the CV. The CV also states that he has worked at companies like Dynamo AI, Union AI, Synthesia and Alan AI.

It is not clear how many of these details are fabricated. However, the CEOs of Fleet AI and Antimetal have confirmed that Parekh was employed with them and let go for moonlighting.

(Also read: Who is Soham Parekh? Questions swirl about Indian techie accused of scamming startups)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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