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Matthew Brown

Met at: [Update if available] Met date: 2025-03-24 (birthday dinner at Zach Casler's home) Role(s): AI Entrepreneur, Hedge Fund Executive, Film/Entertainment Industry Investor Last interaction: 2025-03-24 (Birthday dinner)

Contact Information​

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Personal Background​

  • Attended Gary's birthday dinner at Zach Casler's home on 2025-03-24
  • Has been in Austin since 1999
  • Comes from a tech family background
  • Parents worked at IBM and NASA on Z frames (mainframe computers)
  • Mother is a successful YouTuber with ~180K subscribers focused on Chinese medicine
  • Described as being "the sponge" of his parents' knowledge
  • Values human relationships as the most important aspect of business and life

Professional Background​

  • Based on the transcript, has deep involvement in AI and hedge fund activities
  • Started career in real estate for his family office (family wealth from tech)
  • Has experience in venture capital and private equity
  • Self-described as a "multiple first-time founder"
  • Runs a hedge fund leveraging AI for investment decisions
  • Works in the entertainment industry (film and series production)
  • Controls what he describes as "the third largest IP library behind Marvel and DC"
  • Has created a company focused on unsupervised machine learning technology

Expertise​

  • AI and machine learning, particularly unsupervised learning
  • Anomaly detection technology
  • Visual inspection systems for manufacturing
  • Hedge fund management and investment strategies
  • Film and entertainment financing
  • IP licensing and management
  • Technology innovation and commercialization

Current Projects & Interests​

  • Developing an unsupervised machine learning system that processes raw, unstructured data at exceptionally high speeds
  • Creating a visual inspection system for manufacturing defect detection
  • Working on a "deep seek version of stable diffusion" for image generation
  • Running a hedge fund to finance and de-risk film and series productions
  • Leveraging hedge fund performance to create tax-advantaged investment structures for entertainment
  • Working with Native American tribes on incentives in Oklahoma and other states
  • Planning a demo/pitch for investors the day after the dinner
  • Mentioned interest in horses as a side activity

Connections​

  • Gary Sheng (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Zachary Casler (Attended birthday dinner at his home)
  • Joe Liemandt (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Uzair Mahmud (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Dallas Klein (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Spencer Chubb (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Gabe (Spencer's fiancee) (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Lamar Cannon (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Nils Lang (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Malekai Mischke (Attended birthday dinner together)
  • Native American tribes (working relationships for film incentives)
  • "Kathy Wood" - mentioned as a long-time producer who became a boss/investor
  • Various film industry connections

Notes​

From the transcript, Matthew Brown appears to have developed an advanced AI technology focused on anomaly detection and processing unstructured data at exceptional speeds. His system can process "tens of thousands of data clusters" in milliseconds compared to competitors who process 40-100 clusters in 5-6 hours.

He describes his AI approach as unsupervised machine learning that doesn't require training on defects or anomalies - instead, it learns what is "correct" and flags everything else as anomalies. This has applications in visual inspection systems, healthcare (detecting cancer), and financial markets.

Matthew has created an interesting business model that connects his AI/hedge fund technology with the entertainment industry. He uses the hedge fund's performance to create tax-advantaged investment structures for films and series, describing it as "de-risking" the entertainment asset class.

He is actively working with Native American tribes on incentives for film production, particularly in Oklahoma, and appears to have significant connections in the entertainment financing world.

During a phone call with an investor during the dinner, he mentioned that they were expecting a demo/pitch the following day, suggesting he's currently in an active fundraising or business development phase.

Interaction History​

  • 2025-03-24: Attended Gary's birthday dinner at Zach Casler's home with Joe Liemandt and other friends.

Potential Collaboration Areas​

  • AI anomaly detection technology applications
  • Healthcare AI applications (mentioned cancer detection at Mayo Clinic)
  • Film and entertainment financing
  • Native American economic development through entertainment industry
  • Hedge fund and investment strategies
  • Visual inspection systems for manufacturing
  • Unsupervised machine learning technology development
  • IP licensing and monetization strategies

Transcripts​

Transcript IDDateSummary
2025-03-24-joe-liemandt-birthday-dinner2025-03-24Birthday dinner at Zachary Casler's home with extensive discussion on education reform, AI development, and Alpha Schools initiatives