'There’s a lot being said about me, most of you don’t know the full story. If ...,' says Soham Parekh, the techie accused of working for multiple companies simultaneously

An Indian software engineer,

Soham Parekh

, is at the center of controversy following allegations of

moonlighting

at multiple US startups simultaneously. The accusations surfaced when

Suhail Doshi

, co-founder and former CEO of Mixpanel, publicly called out Parekh on Twitter, warning startup founders about his alleged deceptive practices. Doshi claimed that Parekh, who holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor’s from the University of Mumbai, was secretly employed at three to four startups at once, targeting Y Combinator-backed companies. Doshi revealed that Parekh briefly worked at his company, Playground AI, but was terminated within a week after his alleged duplicity was uncovered. Doshi further escalated the issue by sharing Parekh’s CV online, labeling it “probably 90 per cent fake” and listing companies such as Dynamo AI, Union AI, Synthesia, Alan AI, and Fleet AI where Parekh allegedly held concurrent roles. Doshi stated he verified his claims with over six companies before going public.

Soham Parekh responds to Suhail Doshi's post 'exposing' him

In response, Parekh took to Twitter to address the allegations, defending his passion for building technology. Responding to Suhail Doshi's post, Soham Parekh wrote, "There’s a lot being said about me right now, and most of you don’t know the full story. If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that I love to build. That’s it. I’ve been isolated, written off, and shut out by nearly everyone I’ve known and every company I’ve worked at. But building is the only thing I’ve ever truly known, and it’s what I’ll keep doing," he wrote. Parekh claimed he has faced isolation and rejection from companies and peers but announced he had signed an exclusive deal as a founding engineer with a single company in the video AI space, set to launch later this month. “I’m pissed. And I’ve got something to prove,” he added.

The controversy has sparked debates in the tech community about moonlighting, ethics, and transparency in the startup ecosystem. Neither Parekh nor the accused companies have released further statements, and the matter remains under scrutiny as the tech world awaits further developments

Soham Parekh reaches out to Suhail Doshi

Suhail Doshi later posted on X that Parekh reached out to him privately, asking him for advice on how to set this right. Without divulging his response, the entrepreneur simply wrote, "Vox Populi, Vox Dei".