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Amol Sarva where he created the 250-member Founders' Roundtable and participated as a mentor at NYC Seed. In 2012, Sarva completed construction of East of East, n building project in New York called "the most important new building in the borough" by the New York Daily News. Amol Sarva Amol Sarva is an American entrepreneur and technology policy advocate. He is the cofounder and CEO of Knotel and is the cofounder of Knotable and Halo Neuroscience, was the cofounder of Peek and Virgin Mobile USA, and has since invested in or advised 50+ startup companies across a range of markets and technologies.