Soham Parekh, an Indian software engineer, has gone viral after being accused of simultaneously working at multiple US startups.Suhail Doshi and several other founders claim Parekh “scammed” companies by holding 3–4 jobs at once, sparking a massive meme fest online.The controversy has made Parekh a trending topic, with even LinkedIn’s CEO reacting, as his alleged actions raise questions about remote work ethics.
Soham Parekh has become an overnight sensation on social media after being accused of simultaneously working for multiple American startups. Suhail Doshi, co-founder and former CEO of analytics platform Mixpanel, alleged that the Indian tech professional has been “scamming” companies by holding jobs at three to four startups at the same time.
Once the allegations surfaced, “Soham Parekh” began trending across social media platforms and even appeared as a top search term on Google Trends. Netizens flooded timelines with memes, turning the incident into a viral online spectacle. Even LinkedIn’s CEO joined in on the meme fest.
Not a joke. This is happening real time. This is the 3rd DM today about someone firing him.
soham-gate pic.twitter.com/Ize0JgN4IG
— Suhail (@Suhail) July 2, 2025
What do you think Soham Parekh’s LinkedIn header is?
— Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) July 2, 2025
Guys we found Soham Parekh! pic.twitter.com/bWnODxbM8l
— Satwik Singh (@itsmesatwik_) July 3, 2025
Must suck being an unemployed software engineer and realizing that Soham Parekh has been hired 79 times in the past 4 years
— Austen Allred (@Austen) July 2, 2025
Microsoft just laid off 9,000 workers. All of them Soham Parekh
— Daniel (@growing_daniel) July 2, 2025
POV: you’re Soham Parekh about to check in for the day pic.twitter.com/Dzn2nZ9JYb
— VCs Congratulating Themselves 👏👏👏 (@VCBrags) July 2, 2025
Doshi, based in San Francisco, revealed that while Parekh was on the payroll at one of his companies, he was concurrently working with at least three or four other startups. Since then, five more U.S.-based startups have come forward with similar accusations, and the actual number might be even higher.
Naturally, the revelation that a remote Indian worker managed to deceive several well-funded, high-profile startups became prime material for meme creators. On X (formerly Twitter), the Soham Parekh saga ignited a meme storm like never before.
Source : https://www.timesnownews.com/viral/why-is-soham-parekh-trending-on-social-media-article-152205367
