Sima Parekh

Global Startup & Venture Senior Associate, Start Path

Sima Parekh is a skilled professional with extensive experience in the fintech and social impact sectors, currently serving as a Global Startup & Venture Senior Associate at Mastercard within the Start Path program from June 2020 to February 2025. This role focuses on supporting innovative startups in Open Finance, SMB & Corporate Solutions, and Blockchain & Digital Assets. Prior to that, Sima worked as a Partnerships & Investments Associate and Platform Operations Analyst at Community Pass, a Mastercard initiative aimed at delivering critical services to underserved communities in Africa and India. Additionally, Sima has experience as a Product & Innovation Intern and Research Assistant at The Wharton School, where responsibilities included data analysis for motivation and performance studies. Sima also served as a Teaching Assistant for Wharton 101. Other notable experiences include being a UN Millennium Fellow at Millennium Campus Network and a Business Development Intern at Waves for Change. Sima holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts in Health & Societies from the University of Pennsylvania.

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