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Sandy Kronenberg | |
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 Sandy Kronenberg at the Madison building in Detroit, Michigan | |
| Born | June 30, 1973 |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, inventor, venture capitalist |
Sandy Craig Kronenberg (born June 30, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, inventor, and venture capitalist at Ludlow Ventures in Detroit, Michigan.
Career
[edit]Sandy initially gained his technical knowledge as a student at the University of Michigan; namely, while working on the systems of one of the first sites connected to the NSFNET. Sandy graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in Biology. He decided to continue his studies at Georgetown University; earning a Master’s in Biophysics and Physiology.
After graduate school, Sandy was further able to enhance his skill-set by serving as the lead technician at a Michigan-based network integration firm and Internet Service Provider. In 1997, he founded Netarx, and began to consult, plan, and implement IT solutions for a multitude of organizations throughout North America. Netarx, a network integration and services organization, provided services to large enterprises; many of which were Fortune Global 500. Netarx focused on advanced technologies, including: Business Intelligence (BI), Network & Information Security[1], Virtualization, Storage Area Networks, Unified Communications, and Data Center Services.[2]
In 2011, Netarx was acquired by Logicalis, (a division of Datatec - Symbol LSE: DTC) [3]where Sandy joined as its Chief Technology Officer. Since Logicalis, Sandy continues his entrepreneurial efforts in the successful founding of Locqus[4] and Yottabyte. He also mentors a number of new start-ups,[5] has co-authored several books, and sits on various boards.
Sandy Kronenberg currently serves as a General Partner of Ludlow Ventures, a venture capital fund focusing on investments in early-stage tech companies. [6][7]
Investments
[edit]- Ludlow Ventures - numerous investments, click to see portfolio
- Netarx (acquired by Logicalis)
- Locqus
- Yottabyte
- Intrinsic Medical Imaging
Publications
[edit]- Cisco AVVID (Selected Chapters) - Syngress Publishing
- A Business Approach to Fraud Deterrence (Selected Chapters) - Wiley Publishing
Patents
[edit]- method, apparatus, and article manufacturer for a network monitoring system
- method and system for secured transport and storage of data on a network
References
[edit]- ^ Article in ‘’Metromode Media’’
- ^ Article in ‘’Long Island Business News’’
- ^ Scott Campbell, “Logicalis to Acquire Netarx”, ‘’CRN’’
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ Bizdom Mentor
- ^ Tom Henderson, “Ludlow Ventures turns to institutional investors”, ‘’Crain’s Detroit Business’’
- ^ Article in ‘’Model D’’