# Chetan Parikh

> Chetan Parikh is the Louisville-based founder and CEO of RAAPID. Trained in chemical and plastics engineering, he worked at GE Plastics before building technology businesses including ezDI, acquired by AGS Health in 2021. His career connects engineering, repeat entrepreneurship, long-standing collaborators, and a focus on explainable AI.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at RAAPID
- **Organizations:** RAAPID, ezDI, Mediscribes, Shaip, GE Plastics
- **Education:** Chemical engineering, L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Master’s degree in Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- **Known for:** Co-founded ezDI, acquired by AGS Health in September 2021., Founded RAAPID, which secured backing from Microsoft’s M12 venture fund., Listed materials-related patents on his public professional profile.

## Career timeline

- **Before entrepreneurship** — Worked at GE Plastics after training as a chemical engineer.
- **2004** — RAAPID’s history dates the founders’ initial services business to this year.
- **2021** — AGS Health announced the acquisition of ezDI on September 21; Parikh was ezDI’s CEO.
- **2022** — RAAPID formed on February 3, according to its July 2022 announcement.
- **2025** — RAAPID announced Series A backing from M12; Ahmedabad University scheduled Parikh as a February 26 speaker.
- **2026** — Healthworx joined M12 and UPMC Enterprises as investors; Microsoft profiled Parikh in July.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ezDI, acquired by AGS Health in September 2021.
- Founded RAAPID, which secured backing from Microsoft’s M12 venture fund.
- Listed materials-related patents on his public professional profile.
- Invited to discuss entrepreneurship and fundraising at Ahmedabad University in February 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Healthworx described joining RAAPID’s Series A extension alongside M12 and UPMC Enterprises.
- **2026-07** — Microsoft published a July 22 profile and advertised a July 31 Founder Friday conversation with Parikh.
- **2026-10** — RAAPID lists Parikh among the leaders hosting an October 27 Orlando dinner, upcoming as of October 23.

## Links

- Website: https://www.raapidinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chetanparikh

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Last updated: 2026-10-23