Interview – Gerod Carfantan

About Gerod Carfantan

Gerod Carfantan, Chief Operating Officer of Sente Foundry, works with investors, corporate innovators and startups for FoodTech, Mobility, Smart City, and AI / Big Data programs. He is an investing partner and operational head of investment programs, advisor & board member to portfolio companies, and scouts for innovative startups on behalf of multinational corporations. Prior to his role at Sente Foundry, Gerod was a management consultant and business development manager at Cisco Systems, and worked on partnerships, solutions and IT services engagements at VMware, Siemens and EMC. Gerod received his MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering at the University of Alberta.

About Sente Foundry

Sente Foundry manages startup investment programs for its select corporate partners for each specific domain focus Sente Foundry runs 3-4 programs each year and each program is focused to a specific area of expertise Over the past two years, Sente Foundry has invested in 25 startups from 16 countries. Sente Foundry’s next program will focus on innovation in food and ingredients. Startups that are interested can find details of our process and investment criteria via this link. Sente’s programs historically ran 80% virtually and have two years of experience running in this format.