# Matthew Berman

> Matthew Berman is a San Francisco technology founder and AI educator. After building Sonar Technologies from a customer-texting prototype and leading it through a 2019 acquisition by Marchex, he turned to AI coverage through his YouTube channel and Forward Future, where he publishes explainers, interviews and a daily newsletter.

- **Role:** Founder, Forward Future
- **Organizations:** Forward Future, Sonar Technologies, 500 Startups, Marchex
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of California, Santa Cruz
- **Known for:** Founded Sonar Technologies from a six-week prototype and served as its CEO., Led Sonar through its 2019 acquisition by Marchex., Built an AI education and media operation spanning YouTube, a newsletter, guides and interviews.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Moved to San Francisco to pursue technology and entrepreneurship, according to his own account.
- **2014** — Built the prototype that became Sonar Technologies after a conversation with Mayvenn founder Taylor Wang; Berman says he led Sonar for nine years before leaving in 2023.
- **2019** — Marchex acquired Sonar Technologies on December 13.
- **2023** — Left Sonar and publicly committed to focusing on artificial intelligence.
- **2025** — Interviewed Satya Nadella at Microsoft Build and Sundar Pichai around Google I/O for Forward Future.
- **2026** — Continued publishing AI briefings and model reviews through Forward Future.

## Achievements

- Founded Sonar Technologies from a six-week prototype and served as its CEO.
- Led Sonar through its 2019 acquisition by Marchex.
- Built an AI education and media operation spanning YouTube, a newsletter, guides and interviews.
- Interviewed Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai in 2025.
- Named in Edelman’s AI Creators You Need to Know list published in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Forward Future continued publishing daily AI briefings and model reviews, including a September 3 review attributed to Matthew Berman.
- **2026-01** — Appeared on Hotwire’s Beacon podcast to discuss frontier AI model releases.

## Links

- Website: https://forwardfuture.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewberman
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MatthewBerman
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@matthew_berman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewberman_ai/

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Last updated: 2026-09-29