Parag Agrawal is a technology entrepreneur who founded Parallel Web Systems and serves as its CEO. Parag Agrawal's Twitter Score is 302 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,071 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Parag Agrawal previously served as CEO of Twitter, where he was involved with Project Bluesky, described by Time as technology and protocols for sharing content across multiple social networks, and oversaw efforts to incorporate cryptocurrencies into the platform, including user-to-user tips. In March 2024, Agrawal and three other former Twitter executives filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk and X seeking more than $128 million in alleged unpaid severance; X denied wrongdoing.
Parag Agrawal founded Parallel Web Systems, which builds web infrastructure for AI agents, offering Search, Extract, Task, FindAll, and Monitor APIs for structured access to the open web. Parallel announced a $100 million Series B on April 29, 2026, at a $2 billion valuation, led by Sequoia Capital, bringing total capital raised to $230 million, per the company's announcement. More than 100,000 developers are reported to be building on its infrastructure. On March 18, 2026, Parallel announced its APIs were live on Tempo via the Machine Payments Protocol, enabling agents to discover and pay per use for web search, extraction, and multi-hop research without account setup or a human in the loop.
Parag Agrawal has 540,994 followers as of August 2026 and has published 3,559 posts. Parag Agrawal has been mentioned by 395 accounts a total of 813 times.
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