Nihar Parikh

Nihar Parikh has a diverse work experience spanning various positions and industries. Nihar is currently the Co-Founder and CTO of Axle (YC S22), a role they started in 2022. Prior to this, Nihar worked as a Founding Venture Partner at Contrary Capital starting from 2016. From 2020 to 2022, they served as the Product Lead at WayScript, where they were responsible for empowering developers to quickly deploy internal apps onto containerized infrastructure. Nihar also has experience at KPMG, where they worked as a Senior Associate and Associate in the Corporate Strategy department from 2017 to 2020. During their time at KPMG, they advised technology leaders on strategic priorities and played a significant role in defining and growing the newly formed KPMG Strategy practice. Nihar's career began in 2015 when they co-founded CRG Professional Services, where they worked as an Analyst and Co-founder until 2016.

Nihar Parikh is currently attending Y Combinator, with an expected graduation year of 2022. Prior to that, they earned a BBA in Finance from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. Nihar also holds a BA in Computer Science from Emory University. Nihar completed their high school education at Mission San Jose High School.