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Sandy Craig Kronenberg (born June 30, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, inventor, and venture capitalist at Ludlow Ventures in Detroit, Michigan.

Career
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, Virtualization, Storage Area Networks, Unified Communications, and Data Center Services.

In 2011, Netarx was acquired by Logicalis, (a division of Datatec - Symbol LSE: DTC) where Sandy joined as its Chief Technology Officer. Since Logicalis, Sandy continues his entrepreneurial efforts in the successful founding of Locqus and Yottabyte. He also mentors a number of new start-ups, 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.

Investments

 * Ludlow Ventures - numerous investments, click to see portfolio
 * Netarx (acquired by Logicalis)
 * Locqus
 * Yottabyte
 * Intrinsic Medical Imaging

Publications

 * Cisco AVVID (Selected Chapters) - Syngress Publishing
 * A Business Approach to Fraud Deterrence (Selected Chapters) - Wiley Publishing

Patents

 * method, apparatus, and article manufacturer for a network monitoring system
 * method and system for secured transport and storage of data on a network