New Delhi, July 3 -- An Indian tech professional named Soham Parekh is at the centre of a growing controversy in Silicon Valley after he was accused of moonlighting at multiple US-based startups, without disclosing his parallel roles.

The allegation was made public by Suhail Doshi, co-founder and former CEO of analytics platform Mixpanel. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Doshi claimed that Parekh had been secretly working for three to four startups simultaneously, deceiving early-stage companies, including several backed by Y Combinator.

"He's been preying on YC companies and more. Beware," Doshi wrote, while publicly sharing Parekh's CV and suggesting his work portfolio may be fabricated.

In a follow-up post, Doshi revealed that he had...