Techstars Startup Week Seattle 2018

An intimate fireside chat with Rahul Sood, CEO of Unikrn, moderated by Arry Yu.  Learn more about his fascinating journey as an avid gamer, building Unikrn, the world of cryptocurrencies, being backed by the giants of investing, and even building a joint venture company in Malta!  

Rahul Sood is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unikrn, a global esports, gaming and entertainment platform built on cutting-edge blockchain technologies. Unikrn is backed by Ashton Kutcher, Mark Cuban, Liz Murdoch, Shari Redstone, and many others.

Prior to Unikrn, Sood launched Microsoft Ventures and was involved in a number of other startups, including Vrvana (which recently sold to Apple Computers). A serial entrepreneur, Sood spent 18 years in multiple startups prior to joining Microsoft, including his start as founder of luxury and gaming computer manufacturer VoodooPC, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard in the fall of 2006.

Sood is a co-founder of Malta based Palladium, a joint Venture with Bittrex. Palladium is a European Tokenized Security Exchange and Blockchain Banking Platform that aims to launch sometime in early 2019. He also sits on the board of advisors for Razer, a company that is widely known for taking over where Voodoo left off.

In his spare time, Sood enjoys wakesurfing & wakeboarding, paddleboarding, cycling, racing cars and spending time with his family. He was born in Calgary and now lives in Seattle. You can find him on Twitter @rahulsood. You can find Unikrn on Twitter @unikrnco.