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Sandy Khaund

Investor

Advisor – CEO of Credenza at UDHC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

About

Advisor and CEO of Credenza. Founder/CEO of blockchain ticketing company UPGRADED (acquired by Ticketmaster), former CTO of InStadium, Sr. Director at Turner Broadcasting, and holds engineering degrees from Cornell and an MBA from Wharton.

Experience

  1. CredenzaFounder/CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Mindspring CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
  3. MacrodemicManaging Director2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. MakerDAODirector, Board Of Directors2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. TicketmasterVice President, Ticket Management & Blockchain Products (formerly UPGRADED)2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. UPGRADED Inc (acquired by Ticketmaster)Founder/CEO2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. InStadiumChief Technology Officer (CTO) and SVP Mobile Products2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Turner BroadcastingHead of Silicon Valley Emerging Technologies Office2011 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  9. IrynsoftFounder/CEO2008 — 2011East Bay, CA
  10. PiczoChief Operating Officer (COO) and SVP Engineering2007 — 2008San Francisco Bay Area
  11. MicrosoftDirector2001 — 2007Redmond, WA
  12. Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2000San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Intel CorporationApplications Engineer1996 — 1998Folsom, CA
  14. Lockheed MartinAerospace Ground Equipment Engineer1995 — 1996East Windsor, NJ

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Double-Major in Entrepreneurial Management and Finance1999 — 2001
  2. Cornell UniversityBSEE and MEng, Electrical Engineering1989 — 1995
  3. Ithaca CollegeBA, Physics1989 — 1994
  4. The Lawrenceville School

Skills & more

Product Management54Start-ups82Mobile Devices44Strategic Partnerships41Agile Methodologies4E-commerce13Software Development3SaaS28Enterprise Software17Leadership9Strategy16

From Sandy's professional profile.

Colleagues at UDHC

Alan Sobba
Chief Public Policy Officer at UDHC
Brian Avello
Chief Legal Officer at UDHC
Coulter Mulligan
Marketing & Communications at UDHC
John Yarwood
Legal & Advocacy at UDHC
Katie Garcia
Operations at UDHC
Steven Becker
CEO / Principal at UDHC

Frequently asked questions

Where does Sandy Khaund work?
Sandy Khaund is Advisor – CEO of Credenza at UDHC.
What check size does Sandy Khaund write?
Sandy Khaund typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.

Founder mafias

Cornell University mafia213

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2Don MuirDyson School of BusinessFounded Arc +2Uri LopatinBAFounded Pardes Biosciences +1David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +1Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +1Mada SegheteBSFounded Upside +1

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The Wharton School mafia198

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jack AbrahamBachelors of Science in Economics *Dropped outFounded Sauron +7Ankur JainBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Kairos +3Christian SchadeMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Halda Therapeutics +2Eric HeilMBAFounded Ladderbio +1Daniel FetnerMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Instrument Capital +1Jake SchwartzMBAFounded Brave Health +1

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Intel Corporation mafia68

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jim GoetzMember, Board of DirectorsFounded VitalSignsRajiv KhemaniGM and Director of MarketingFounded Auradine +2Amir FaintuchSenior Vice PresidentFounded Hourly +1Kamesh RaghavendraIntern, Test TechnologiesFounded Geminus +1Ruban KanapathippillaiSenior Design ManagerFounded Iterate AI +1Naveen RaoVice President and General Manager (Intel acquisition)Founded Mosaic ML +1

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The Lawrenceville School mafia17

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Savraj SinghFounded ContestMachine +1Rujul ZapardeFounded FlightCar +1Mike CarterFounded Vooma +1Peter FishmanFounded Mozart DataPorter BraswellFounded JopwellJeremy BermanFounded Basement

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Lockheedmartin mafia16

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Atul RaghunathanSoftware Engineering InternFounded HyperboundDavid AskaryanOperations/EngineeringFounded MoFEVictor DarolfiMechanical Manufacturing Engineer (Electronics Manufacturing)Founded RoboTireCarolyn MooneyMember Engineering StaffFounded NextmvRoberto OrtizDesign and DevelopmentFounded WelcomeTim QinSoftware Engineering InternFounded Orca

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Same school

Also attended The Wharton School1,481

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesSarah GuoFounder & General Partner of ConvictionJosh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisKatie RiesterPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Felicis VenturesTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General Catalyst

+ 1,475 more

Also attended Cornell University703

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

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Also attended Ithaca College14

Ben CaryController and Operations Director at Glasswing VenturesBen TrybaVice President at Growth Street PartnersAmber HarrisonInvestor at Friends Family CapitalAnne MazetInvestor at Xcellerant VenturesJasmine LeFund Accountant at Evolution Equity PartnersGonzalo PerezManaging Director at Arpegio

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Also attended The Lawrenceville School54

Zoe van den BolInvestor at Alpha PartnersCorey RitterPartner at ARCH Venture PartnersLuke ArmourInvestor at Chaac VenturesClaire ZauPartner at GSV VenturesDavid StewartVenture Partner at LiveOak VenturesBrian O'CallaghanCo-Founder at AIF

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Shared employers

Also worked at MakerDAO5

Matt CooperInvestment Partner at New Form CapitalJesus PerezPartner at Civeta InvestmentCoulter MulliganMarketing & Communications at UDHCKatie GarciaOperations at UDHCMathieu ChansonManaging Partner at very early Ventures

Also worked at Microsoft1,062

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGJavier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis Ventures

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Also worked at Intel Corporation331

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also worked at Lockheed Martin100

Manny StockmanManaging Partner at Osage University PartnersJeff BabioneSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlexander WortmannPartner at TCVShalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcDan MoskowitzInvestor at Third Point VenturesDanny CotterManaging Partner at The Westly Group

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