"Soham Parekh 2.0?": Indian Woman In US Exposes Startup Scams By 2 "Desi" Founders

"Soham Parekh 2.0?": Indian Woman In US Exposes Startup Scams By 2 "Desi" Founders

A US-based Indian venture capitalist has stirred up a storm on social media after calling out fraudulent practices by two "desi" founders in San Francisco's startup ecosystem.

Indian Engineer Soham Parekh Admits To Holding Multiple US Tech Jobs, Cites Financial Struggles

San Francisco/New York – Indian software engineer Soham Parekh, who recently faced accusations of scamming startups by working multiple tech jobs simultaneously in the US, has admitted to holding several positions at once but insists he did it out of financial necessity, not greed or deceit. In a candid interview with The Backroom Podcast Network (TBPN), Parekh confirmed, “It is true,” when asked whether he juggled multiple full-time roles. The …

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Critics questioned her mention of the founders' ethnicity. “A sample of two. What’s the point of including their race?” one user asked. Another noted, “The ‘desi men’ part is a spicy take, but honestly, the patterns of fraud in SF are pretty universal.”