The Dhoom 4 of the Tech World! A Mouse Jiggler and 5 Jobs – The Full Story of Soham Parekh
The story begins on July 2 with a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Playground AI co-founder Suhail Doshi, where he claimed that Soham was working full-time at three to four startups at the same time.
One of the most shocking and talked-about tech stories of 2025 has emerged, and the name at the center of it is Soham Parekh — an Indian engineer who managed to work multiple full-time jobs at various Y Combinator-backed startups in the U.S. Soham even admitted to this in a few interviews and shared the reasons behind his actions.
The controversy began with a post by Suhail Doshi, who alleged that Soham was working at several startups simultaneously. After the post went viral, many other startup founders and CEOs came forward confirming that Soham had either worked with them or was in the process of being hired.
PSA: there’s a guy named Soham Parekh (in India) who works at 3-4 startups at the same time. He’s been preying on YC companies and more. Beware.
I fired this guy in his first week and told him to stop lying / scamming people. He hasn’t stopped a year later. No more excuses.
— Suhail (@Suhail) July 2, 2025
In a statement to The Verge, Soham admitted he had taken on multiple jobs at once, but said it was because of financial difficulties. “I don’t support what I did… It wasn’t sustainable, but I needed the money,” he said. He explained that he started with one job but accepted more offers as they came, unable to say no.
Soham claimed he had no bad intentions but agreed that what he did was wrong. He said things got “out of control.” He also reached out to Suhail Doshi saying, “I love building… I just want to rebuild my career.”
After the post by Doshi, Soham gave another interview to TBPN where he revealed that he used a mouse jiggler tool to keep his systems active so it looked like he was online. He also had a multi-screen setup to manage 4–5 jobs at once.
According to TBPN, there was a time when Soham was earning $2,500 (around ₹2 lakh) per day, which adds up to nearly ₹6.85 crore in a year.
Suhail Doshi and several Y Combinator founders alleged that Soham had provided false resumes and incorrect visa information during interviews. This helped him secure full-time roles at different startups. Some companies noticed he was missing meetings or joining two company calls at the same time.
The internet is divided over the controversy. Some believe Soham was wrong and should be blacklisted. Others say his actions were a result of poor work-life boundaries and flaws in the U.S. startup hiring system.
The Verge also reported that Soham is now trying to launch a new SaaS project and has already sent out invites to a few developers. However, on social media, many are calling him a “serial scammer” and trolling him for the scandal.