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Matt Rappaport
Matt Rappaport is General Partner at Future Frontier Capital, a pre-seed frontier technology VC fund based in Berkeley, California. A former professional musician who studied West African Sabar drumming in Senegal, Rappaport brings an unconventional lens to deep tech investing - 20+ years of IP strategy expertise, a faculty role at UC Berkeley's Fung Institute, and a data-driven methodology using patent landscape analytics to identify emerging sectors before mainstream adoption. He co-founded FFC with longtime partner Mark Garner in late 2023, building a portfolio of 100+ early-stage startups across AI, biotech, robotics, climate, and advanced materials - achieving nearly 11X TVPI on previous investments.
Sandeep Agarwal
Sandeep Agarwal is the CEO of XLSCOUT, an AI-powered intellectual property platform used for patent drafting, searching, portfolio analysis, and claim charting. With more than two decades in IP licensing, acquisition, and asset management, he is recognized in IAM Magazine's Top 300 IP Strategists.