Live Interview - 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. #gerodcarfantan #sente #investment #investor #startup
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.
See http://sente.link for more details
About Startup Istanbul
Startup Istanbul is the leading startup event which brings together founders, investors and executives in the region. It's a gathering of the leading startups, internet companies, business angels and venture capitalists from Asia and Europe.
Istanbul is the perfect setting for a tech conference for Digital Minded Companies, Ventures and Startups with global ambitions in the region. This event is made of networking. Hours of networking with best founders, executives, entrepreneurs and investors all around the region.
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