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Neil Parikh

Founder of Slingshot AI

New York, New York

Overview 

Neil Parikh is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor based in New York, with a strong background in biotechnology and e-commerce. He has co-founded successful companies like Casper and Slingshot AI, and has invested in a diverse range of startups across sectors like space, robotics, and digital health. Neil's career highlights include co-founding Casper and Slingshot AI, as well as investing in a variety of successful startups in different stages and sectors, showcasing his expertise in entrepreneurship and strategic investment.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder

    2024 - Current

Slingshot AI provides a cloud-based platform for easy training, deploying, and managing machine learning models.

Raised $30,000,000.00 from What If Ventures, Arjun Sethi, Sumeet Gajri, Cory Levy, Bryan Baum, Jerry Murdock, Felicis, Liu Jiang, Michael Stoppelman and Alex Macdonald.

  • Partner

    2023

  • Co-Founder & COO/CSO

    2014 - 2021

    Casper is the world's leading sleep brand. We co-founded the company in 2014 and grew it to over $500M in annual revenue.

Casper is a sleep startup that launches a comfortable mattress sold directly to consumers, eliminating commission-driven inflated prices.

Raised $339,700,000.00 from Gordon Whyte, New Enterprise Associates, IVP, Target, Sand Hill Angels, Parkway Venture Capital, Dani Reiss, Norwest Venture Partners and Alumni Ventures.

  • Co-Founder

    2010 - 2014

    We help those living in urban slums gain access to clean water technologies through novel retail models. Started a pilot store in one of the largest slums in the world (Dharavi). Trying to push the needle forward on advocacy & resource sharing re: clean water.

WaterWalla aims to improve access to clean water for underserved communities worldwide.

  • Founder

    2012 - 2013

    Consignd allows anyone to retail. We're changing the retail infrastructure from the ground up by allowing content publishers to sell directly from brands.

  • Organizer

    2011 - 2012

    TEDxCollegeHill is about transformative ideas for the future of health. It was a first-of-its-kind collaboration between schools of medicine, design, and public health.

  • Researcher

    2008 - 2008

    Worked with a team of fellow undergraduates in a student-run lab to develop a novel way of detecting the presence of toxins in water using bacterial sensors. Won Best Project in the Environmental Track at the MIT iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machines) World Competition.

  • Research Associate

    2007 - 2007

    Was a research associate in the NASA Robotics Academy at Goddard Space Flight Center working with PI John Vranish on a project involving Walk & Roll Mobility.

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