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Neil Parikh

Founder of Slingshot AI

New York, New York

Overview

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder

    2024 - Current

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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