The microsoft angel investor and former head of voodoopc, rahul sood, today announced that he is leaving the company and his role at microsoft ventures to start another company, something called unikr. Very excited and looking forward to july 26, 2015 by rahul garg ms. The microsoft angel investor and former head of voodoopc, rahul sood, today announced that he is leaving the company and his role at microsoft ventures to. Former voodoo pc head rahul sood talks about the road to real. Rahul sood, the highprofile founder of voodoopc and more recently the general manager of microsoft ventures, has resigned to start his own company dubbed unikrn. Slt at microsoft asked me to keep looking after the data platform business until june and since last month i am only focused on iot now. Jun 25, 2015 rahul sood is the ceo of unikrn, a seattle based esports startup. Microsoft ventures general manager rahul sood said that we wont see another whatsappstyle, multimultibillion dollar acquisition for a. Announcing microsoft ventures for startups to build, innovate.
Rahul sood joins razer as advisor to the board techpowerup. Weve heard quite a bit from rahul sood since hp acquired palm from talking up webos gaming to appearing on the palmcast to speaking out on the necessity of new hardware to. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like rahul sood discover inside connections to recommended job candidates, industry experts, and business partners. In his latest missive, he claims that microsoft has killed a project that would have. He has been an advisor to the board of directors for the gaming company razer since 20. For imagine cup finalists, code is the universal language of. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rahuls connections and jobs at similar companies. Is the indian startup ecosystem ready for rapid acceleration. Founder of voodoopc and former cto chief technology officer for the hewlett packard global voodoo business unit. View the profiles of professionals named rahul sood on linkedin. This also partially explains microsofts acquisition of former voodoo pcs founder, rahul sood microsofts console sales during 2010 were particularly strong, with research group npd reporting that the software giant had sold 34 percent more. Voodoopc founder rahul sood resigns from microsoft to start. Rahul sood is the ceo of unikrn, a seattle based esports startup.
Microsoft startup guru rahul sood leaving to build a new startup. The microsoft ventures marketplace event at dld tel aviv. Nevada is a potential esports mecca by video on august 09, 2017. Rahul sood uploaded and posted 2 years ago this video is sideways because i had to mount my phone after i started it, ignore the video listen to the sound.
This week on technotopia i interview rahul sood, former founder of voodoo. Here is a brief excerpt from the post, penned by rahul sood, general manager of microsoft startups. Rahul sood, do, a highly rated pain medicine specialist in middletown, nj specializing in spondylosis, osteoarthritis of spine, radiculopathy not due to disc displacement. Astraware tops downloads for mahjong hd, kicks off work on sudoku hd. Nov 03, 2014 the microsoft angel investor and former head of voodoopc, rahul sood, today announced that he is leaving the company and his role at microsoft ventures to start another company, something called. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 50 million developers. Previous to unikrn, sood created the first incubation fund for startups at microsoft, and eventually microsoft consolidated their global startup activities under soods leadership. The following is a post from rahul sood, general manager of microsoft startups. Voodoopc founder rahul sood resigns from microsoft to. Rahul sood, who started voodoo pc and is now an exec at hp, is never one to shy away from bold statements. Prior to joining microsoft, he founded voodoo, a gaming computer manufacturer, which was later acquired by hp. Announcing microsoft ventures for startups to build. Rahul sood, do is a doctor primarily located in clifton, nj, with another office in hawthorne, ny. Rahul gandhi comes downs on rss and bjp for crushing intellectual voice.
Rahul sood, cohead of the microsoft ventures accelorator program, speaks at the opening of the microsoft center berlin on november 7, 20 in berlin, germany. Microsoft killed crossplatform project because pc gamers. With the right mix of resources and support, startups have a huge potential to become global companies and contribute to the growth of the local economy. Apr 08, 2014 microsoft ventures general manager rahul sood said that we wont see another whatsappstyle, multimultibillion dollar acquisition for a virtually prerevenue company again. At the same time, entrepreneurs at any maturity level still need a lot of assistance, and there are more resources. Former microsoft gm rahul sood increases seed funding of unikrn. Wall street journal says early version of windows 8 will be displayed in january. Jun 25, 20 the following is a post from rahul sood, general manager of microsoft startups. View rahul soods profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Last month, rahul sood left microsoft to launch a new startup. Startup braga partners with microsoft ventures to support. The potential for nevada to become an esports mecca is there, according to rahul sood of unikrn, but it remains. Microsoft ventures to make first startup investment in. Razer today announced the appointment of rahul sood as advisor to the razer board of directors. Im a fan of rahuls work at voodoopc, and it is our shared passion for pc gaming and technological innovation that makes his involvement with razer so relevant and exciting, says minliang tan, razer ceo. Microsoft has hired the outspoken founder of voodoo pc rahul sood, its clearest indication to date of a whole new focus on gaming for windows 8. Sometimes its a matter of being in the right place at the right time and. We know that the barriers to turn an idea into a business have never been lower. Jul 25, 2010 rahul sood, who started voodoo pc and is now an exec at hp, is never one to shy away from bold statements. Nov 03, 2014 rahul sood, the highprofile founder of voodoopc and more recently the general manager of microsoft ventures, has resigned to start his own company dubbed unikrn.
Jul 22, 2010 the slaughter was so bad, sood says that microsoft even pitted mediocre pc gamers against the best console gamers in testing, and the results were unchanged. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. The slaughter was so bad, sood says that microsoft even pitted mediocre pc gamers against the best console gamers in testing, and the results were unchanged. Rahul sood mumbai, maharashtra, india professional. The guy in charge of making sure microsoft connects with startup companies is leaving to build a new startup. May 29, 1973, in canada computerrelated contributions. And then there are accelerators like the one led by soods microsoft ventures that take in the best startups emerging from other accelerators for an advanced module. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website.
Jul 14, 2012 astraware tops downloads for mahjong hd, kicks off work on sudoku hd. Im a fan of rahul s work at voodoopc, and it is our shared passion for pc gaming and technological innovation that makes his involvement with razer so relevant and exciting, says minliang ta. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. With over a million downloads, kings learning teaches. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rahul s. Microsoft ventures, an early stage investment arm of the global software maker, is on verge of making its first investment in any indian startup and the startup is hyderabadbased nowfloats which focuses on helping businesses create, update and market their locationtagged websites by simply just sending an sms. If only the economy was a little stronger this would have been the best time to start up in india, says nidhi saxena, founder chairman and ceo of karmic lifesciences, a.
Rahul worked at microsoft for 6 years where he launched microsoft ventures in 20. After voodopc was acquired by hp, sood announced his resignation in november 2010. Theres probably no tech company that has had more obituaries written about it than microsoft, but to hear rahul sood. Sources tell techradar that windows 8 will represent a real new push into pc gaminggaming will be a key component for the whole os. Entrepreneurship is an increasingly global phenomenon. India must embrace disruption if it is to become a startup hub on a par with the us, says rahul sood, general manager at microsoft ventures. Sood, who spent a number of years at microsoft ventures, started unikrn. You can subscribe in stitcher or itunes and download the mp3 here. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. In december 2010 he announced that he had joined microsoft as the gm for. Voodoopc founder and microsoft ventures general manager rahul. The microsoft angel investor and former head of voodoopc, rahul sood, today announced that he is leaving the company and his role at microsoft ventures to start another company, something called. Voodoopc founder and microsoft ventures general manager.
View rahul sood s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Microsoft to start funding iot and blockchain focused startups in india via new venture arm. With over a million downloads, kings learning teaches queens english in india this bootstrapped platform is the flipkart of software solutions. Credited with fanless pc technology, liquid cooling and active liquid chilling and one of the first to bring them to market. You dont need to download an email client to use it. The potential for nevada to become an esports mecca is there, according to rahul sood of unikrn, but it. Nov 04, 20 the microsoft ventures marketplace event at dld tel aviv. Rahul sood, the general manager of microsoft ventures, told sky news he believes its success partly down to timing.
Microsoft has a long history of supporting startups having first launched its bizspark. Will this microsoft corporation msft venture change the. May 23, 2014 rahul sood, the general manager of microsoft ventures, told sky news he believes its success partly down to timing. When we select startups for one of our accelerators, we look for balanced teams. For imagine cup finalists, code is the universal language. Rahul sood, general manager for microsoft ventures, which helps grow young companies, says code is key, but its just one piece. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Downloads on a downward trend, say experts science. Join facebook to connect with rahul sood and others you may know. In december 2010 he announced that he had joined microsoft as the gm for system experience in the interactive entertainment business. Their specialties include anesthesiology, pain medicine. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover rahuls.
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