About
Neil Parikh is a founder, consumer-brand strategist, and growth operator best known for co-founding Casper Sleep Inc., the direct-to-consumer mattress brand that helped disrupt the sleep industry and brought design-driven retail into a new era. At Casper he served in leadership roles across operations and strategy, helping the business scale rapidly.
Today, Neil works with founders in consumer products, subscription commerce, and brand-led businesses—helping them translate savvy storytelling and strong unit economics into exit-ready companies.
“I built Casper to simplify sleep and bring delight into the everyday. Now I help founders build companies with both heart and value so that the next exit isn’t just possible—it’s inevitable.”
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Previous Exits
Casper Sleep Inc. went public and achieved a liquidity event
Valuation: Approximately $308 million (reported)
Casper Sleep Inc., co-founded by Neil Parikh, grew from a direct-to-consumer mattress startup into a publicly listed company. The exit represented a significant outcome for a consumer-brand business and validated the “brand + DTC” model in a traditionally slow-moving category.
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