Sandy Khaund Email & Phone Number

California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area, CA, US

Credenza’s platform empowers sports teams and athletes to seamlessly integrate Web3 technologies (NFTs, Tokens, crypto payments, Decentralized Commerce) into existing operations to enhance direct-to-fan relationships and create new digital revenue streams, while democratizing the Blockchain for the common fan.

Newport Beach, California, US

Mindspring Capital is a team of sports and technology experts that partner with sport tech companies to help them reach the next level. Our focus is on B2B companies which have proven their concept and are ready to scale. We invested in nine companies in 2021-22. I joined as Mindspring's first EIR, and then moved to a General Partner role in January 2021.

Our goal is to create, incubate, and collaborate on tech solutions to optimize business operations and unleash the magic of sports and live events. Born in the middle of a pandemic, we aspire to use the COVID "recovery" period to help our customers levereage the latest technologies to create new revenue streams, cut expenses, and bridge the sports world.

Copenhagen, DK

MakerDAO is a decentralized organization dedicated to bringing stability to the crypto economy. The MKR token holders are the decision makers in the DAO, supported by the larger public community of keepers, stakeholders, and various other interested parties. Maker is unlocking the power of decentralized finance for everyone by creating an inclusive.

Beverly Hills, California, US

• UPGRADED was acquired by Ticketmaster in the Fall of 2018. Joined Ticketmaster as part of the acquisition of UPGRADED, reporting to the Chief Product Officer. Took on broader responsibilities while continuing to manage.
• Integrated UPGRADED Blockchain system into Ticketmaster legacy systems (including Host, Archtics, and Universe), creating one of the first major Blockchain implementations within a Fortune 500 company.
• Led biometric efforts, including managing Ticketmaster’s investment in Blink Identity (facial recognition) and teamed with CLEAR to bring biometric integration to Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles.

US

• UPGRADED was acquired by LiveNation/Ticketmaster in September 2018 **UPGRADED converts traditional event tickets into secure digital assets that are protected by cutting-edge cryptographic algorithms, allowing buyers.
• Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9o7w4TFPSw&t=5s
• Wrote v1 codebase for test pilot with MLB team and subsequently raised just under $1M in investments to ramp up team.
• Engaged customers across MLB, NBA, auto racing, and theater. Projected cash-flow positive in under three years.
• Selected to Stadia Ventures accelerator and featured in Forbes magazine (https://bit.ly/2Tc9muE).
• Named Finalist for SXSW Startup Pitch and Sacramento Kings Pitch Competition.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• InStadium was ultimately acquired by Gimbal in August 2020 **InStadium offers an unmatched, year-round national media network with unequaled scale and superior impact across 450+ college and professional sports venues..
• Migrated and managing SportsFanGraph.com, a comprehensive destination for social data activity metrics in professional sports.
• Wrote mobile prototype that measures fan enthusiasm based on mobile phone movement (using iOS CoreMotion) to identify the "biggest and best fans".
• Defined new revenue model to leverage local deals, sponsorships, and fan data generation to target short-term profitability from mobile development.
• Built lightweight data analytics engine to uncover fan attendance trends at basketball arena for a trusted partner from the NBA.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• In 2011, Turner opened the office in the bay area to work with the Silicon Valley community (startups as well as established companies) to help define the next generation of broadcast media. The office consists of a.
• experimenting with new technologies and incubating prototypes for implementation by Turner's Audience Management Platforms Team.
• identifying and facilitating partnerships between bay area companies and Turner's family of brands, including CNN, TBS, TNT, Turner Sports, Cartoon Network, and more.
• serving as one of the founding Directors of Media Camp (http://www.mediacamp.com), a startup accelerator targeted at high-tech companies in the media space.
• providing leads and due diligence for Time Warner Investments.Incubated projects & partnerships include:
• CNN on Google Glass: http://mashable.com/2013/05/16/google-glass-apps-io/

Walnut Creek, CA, US

• Founded Irynsoft, a software startup in the California Bay Area focused on educational software. Our mission is to build collaborative learning solutions that leverage social and mobile technologies to adapt to the.
• Released four apps for iOS and two more for Android, resulting in over 300,000 downloads. Two-Minute Demo: http://bit.ly/c7vsUG
• Extending platform to offer richer experience through a repackaged tablet that enables affordable alternative to access educational content. Targeting Fall 2011 release. Demo: http://bit.ly/uNAhrlAwards/Recognition.
• Irynsoft selected as part of Startl's 10 Education Company Showcase in 2010
• MIT OpenCourseware app included as part of Time's "50 Best Websites" in 2010
• Selected as one of 23 Kauffman Foundation 2011 Education Entrepreneur Fellows from pool of over 1000 applicants.

US

• Piczo was acquired by Stardoll in February 2009 **Piczo was a social network targeted at teens around the world. Piczo empowered users to creatively express themselves, build personal communities, and share ideas and.
• Originally hired as SVP of Engineering and promoted to COO after six months.
• As COO, was responsible for marketing, business development, product management, software development, QA, and operations.
• Reduced overall corporate expenses by over 50% while maintaining continuous product innovation and quality.
• Owned strategy to boost US audience and tripled DAUs in less than 12 months.
• Drove the launch of Piczo Mobile in 2008, becoming one of the first social networks to have a mobile presence.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Managed an organization of 30 full-time employees across all disciplines (development, QA, program management, marketing) as well as 40 contract workers around the world to build and manage a portfolio of scalable.
• Worked in three roles over six years, earning seven promotions (five pay level and two position promotions).
• Co-founder of CodePlex, Microsoft's software-as-a-service offering to enable Visual Studio Team Foundation Server to support community collaborative development for open source software projects.
• Earned three consecutive Gold Star Bonus Awards for exceptional performance.
• Won “Marketing Impact Award” as top partner for global marketing organization.
• Credited with writing the white paper that spawned the Outercurve Foundation (formerly the CodePlex Foundation).

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Strategy consulting internship involving three separate projects. Received full-time offer to return after MBA graduation
• Worked on business plan for Asian VC firm looking to start a B2B logistics provider focusing on Chinese-U.S. trade.
• Developed detailed cost model for innovative e-commerce hub involving top players in electronic equipment industry.
• Performed in-depth competitive analysis on enterprise licensing strategies for world’s largest software manufacturer.

Santa Clara, California, US

• Evangelized Intel’s technological breakthroughs (e.g., MMX, AGP, Pentium III) to leading U.S. software developers.
• Directed Intel’s Applications Engineering support for Electronic Arts, world's largest entertainment software vendor.
• Published several technical papers, and developed and taught two programming courses.
• Earned two software patents.
• Completed Graduate Rotational Program, Intel’s leadership development program for exceptional recent college graduates.

Bethesda, MD, US

• Hired into Leadership Development Program, a management training program for top technical hires.
• Re-designed satellite data transmission hardware in an assignment for NASA satellites.
• Managed a team of technicians to build out ground control systems of GPS satellite systems for NOAA.

Mba, Double-Major In Entrepreneurial Management And Finance

Bsee And Meng, Electrical Engineering

Ba, Physics

Education record