Neil Parikh

Neil Parikh is an accomplished entrepreneur and co-founder currently serving as Co-Founder at Slingshot AI since January 2024 and Partner at IRL Ventures since July 2023. Previously, Neil co-founded Casper, a leading sleep brand, and played a key role as COO/CSO, helping the company achieve over $500M in annual revenue. Neil also co-founded WaterWalla, focusing on providing clean water access in urban slums, and founded Consignd, a retail platform for content publishers. Additional experiences include organizing TEDxCollegeHill, conducting research at Brown iGEM where Neil's team won Best Project at the MIT iGEM competition, and serving as a Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Academically, Neil holds a BA in Commerce, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship with a focus on Biotechnology from Brown University and an MD from Brown Medical School's Program in Liberal Medical Education.