Rahul Sood

Rahul Sood is the CEO of Unikrn, and was the founder of VoodooPC.[1] In 2007 Business 2.0 magazine claimed Sood to be 83rd out of 101 persons on their "Who matters now?" list.[1]

Rahul Sood
Born
Canada
OccupationFormer GM of Microsoft Ventures
Co-Founder of Unikrn
Co-Founder of the Jaffna Stallions
Spouse(s)Asma Sood

After VoodooPC was acquired by HP, Sood announced his resignation in November 2010. In December 2010, after spending 18 years with multiple startups, he announced that he joined Microsoft as the GM for System Experience in the Interactive Entertainment Business. Shortly after he started Microsoft Ventures and was the general manager up until his resignation in November 2014.[2] In November 2014 he started Unikrn, an esports betting platform, and raised 2.5m in a seed round.[3] By July 2015 Sood then raised an additional $7m for Unikrn Mark Cuban, Advancit Group, Freelands Capital, and a few more.[4] Also in 2015 Sood was on CNBC discussion the future of Esports, where he was quoted as saying it would eventually be as big as the NFL.[5] In an interview with Startup Grind, Sood talks about the challenges of raising money for entrepreneurs in the Seattle area.[6] In November 2019 he did a TedX Talk in San Juan on the massive growth of Esports.[7]

In November 2020, he became the co-owner of the Jaffna Stallions franchise ahead of the 2020 Lanka Premier League.[8] He was also mentioned in a follow up article in Geekwire talks about Seattle based tech leaders investing in cricket teams.[9] In this article the owners of the Jaffna Stallions talk about their desire to help rebuild Jaffna through the sport of cricket. Sood is cited as co-owner and shares his enthusiasm for the overall vision of the team.[10] The Jaffna Stallions ended up winning the inaugural LPL championship on December 16, 2020.[11]

Personal life

Sood lives in Seattle, Washington, United States and is an avid cyclist.[12]

References
  1. Business 2.0 magazine. Who matters now? – Rahul Sood (83). Accessed September 14, 2007.
  2. Smith, Rob. "Unikrn Founder Rahul Sood Has Built a Business That Is All Fun and Games". Seattle Business. Seattle Business.
  3. Staff, Inc42. "Rahul Sood raises 2.5M in for Unikrn in a seed round".
  4. Duryee, Tricia. "Unikrn raises 7M for Mark Cuban".
  5. Alley, Squawk. "Esports will be as big as the NFL". CNBC. CNBC.
  6. "Startup Grind interview with Rahul Sood". Youtube: Startup Grind. Startup Grind.
  7. Sood, Rahul. "TedX Talk on Esports".
  8. LBO (2020-11-19). "Founder of Microsoft Ventures Rahul Sood joins Jaffna Stallions as co-owner". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  9. Soper, Taylor. "Seattle tech leaders investing in Cricket teams". Geekwire.
  10. Fernando, Andrew Fidel. "Stallions commit to improving cricketing infrastructure in Jaffna". ESPN Cric Info. ESPN.
  11. "Canadian co-owner sees Jaffna Stallions win inaugural Lankan Premier League final". Squamish Chief. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  12. Sood, Rahul. Take the road to success—on a bike May 22, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2007.
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