Who Is Melinda Byerley? Details About The Fiddlehead Founder And Her Racist Remarks & Apology Video On Twitter
Olivia House
Published Feb 18, 2026
Melinda Byerley gave an apology video for her racial and hateful spout against Indians in Silicon Valley. Find her Wikipedia details here.
Melinda Byerley is a founder of The Fiddlehead who has issued an apology through her Twitter after her hateful rant against Indian immigrants.
She apologized for her statements and also for taking too long to understand. But some of the netizens are saying not enough as her indecisive apology hasn’t gone down suitably as per them.
Melinda Byerley Wikipedia
Melinda Byerley is the founder of The Fiddlehead and is trending currently on social media after her racial abuse and her apology fiasco.
Her comment about Indian immigrants has made people actively look up the details about her Wikipedia details.
Meanwhile, her career, personal life, and ongoing dispute are all covered by various online articles.
There is no place in Silicon Valley or America for the bigotry in Melinda Byerley’s tweet thread suggesting that Indian American immigrants are “parasites” and should go home. The thread reveals shocking ignorance more than anything else.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) November 11, 2021
Byerley is also a host at Stayin Alive and is a VentureBeat & Growth Tactics writer. She has previously used terms like parasites and underprivileged to the immigrants.
With her recent apology she said, she learned from this episode and will hold herself to higher standards in the future.
Watch: Melinda Byerley Racist & Apology Video On Twitter
Melinda Byerley has told racist comments targeted towards Indian immigrants but later made an apology video on her Twitter.
Several netizens have accused her of saying such words to the immigrants and her apology is also not granted as per social media users. Though she has apologized her definition of underprivileged remains unclear.
Most of the users are going harsh on her recent apology statement- most of them are Indians. For her absolute racist and dehumanizing rant, she is now facing backlash on social media handles.
Thank you for the honest feedback. I’m sorry for the hurt I caused, and that it took me so long to understand and respond.
— Melinda Byerley (@MJB_SF) November 11, 2021
Melinda Byerley Net Worth And Career
The Fiddlehead founder Melinda Byerley has earned a hefty sum of net worth throughout her career.
Though the exact figure amount is unknown, we predict her net worth in the millions. She was born and educated in the Midwest, attended Graduate School in New York.
Previously from Fiddlehead, she found a tech company to help marketers find software but it failed. Fiddlehead is her second company which is a marketing consultancy.
She has built her first computer 40 years ago and hasn’t stopped working with them since. Byerley is also seen on some podcasts discussing various technical strategies and challenges.
a proponent of diversity in tech calls nonwhite immigrants who aren’t aligned with her “parasites.” you know what they say about what you get when you scratch below the surface…
— Razib ? Khan (@razibkhan) November 8, 2021
On her podcast, Stayin’ Alive In Tech several notable personalities have arrived. Some of them are Tom Peters, Avinash Kaushik, Howard Rheingold, Elisa Camahort-Page, Philip Rosedale, Adam Nash, Jim Sterne, and Rand Fishkin.