Neil Parikh
founder / investor
New York, New York
Invests in
Min Investment:
$5,000.00Max Investment:
$50,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000.00
Skills
Education
- New Jersey Governor's School for the Sciences
(2006 - 2006)
Lists including Neil
Investments
Simply Homes
Total Funding: $24M
Tribute
Total Funding: $3M
Arya
Total Funding: $17M
KYX World
Total Funding: $3M
Skipper
Total Funding: $6M
Postmoda
Total Funding: $6M
Character
Total Funding: $3M
Millions
Total Funding: $3M
Knot
Total Funding: $13M
Coa
Total Funding: $3M
Work Experience
2024
Co-Founder
2024
2023
Partner
2023
2014 - 2021
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.
2010 - 2014
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.
2012 - 2013
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.
2011 - 2012
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.
2008 - 2008
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.
2007 - 2007
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.