About Sandbar
Sandbar provides an interface platform that enables users to extend their cognitive and creative workflows by integrating voice, gesture, and haptic interactions. The company develops the core product STREAM, which functions as a conversational extension of thought, capturing ideas, organizing notes, and facilitating hands-free music control through gestures. In addition, it offers the STREAM RING, a wearable device that pairs with STREAM to enable voice-activated control, capturing and organizing information in real time. The technology bridges the gap between internal thinking and external action, aiming to make idea generation and expression more fluid. Its services include product design, software integration, and support for gesture- and voice-based interfaces tailored to individual workflows.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$4.8M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Founders
Brock Bontrager
Co-Founder and CEO of Sandbar since January 2021. Previously Manager of Business Operations at Brigit, Associate at Scout Ventures, and Analyst at PwC and Lazard. Holds an M.S. in Finance from Boston College.
LinkedInBrandon Bontrager
Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer at Sandbar. Georgetown University, Finance background.
LinkedInAbe Goldstein
Technical Co-Founder and CTO of Sandbar. University of Chicago, Economics background.
LinkedInKirak Hong
Former Google engineer who later joined CTRL-labs (acquired by Meta in 2019), where he specialized in distributed systems and sensor networks. Georgia Tech-educated.
LinkedInMina Fahmi
Former Meta product manager and CTRL-labs technical program manager with a background in human-computer interaction. Previously worked at Kernel and Magic Leap; MIT-educated.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
