Frederick Dopfel

Freddy is passionate about building a better future through technology, especially IoT, VR / AR, robotics, and space tech. He has a decade of experience in deep-tech venture capital across corporate and institutional funds with Samsung Ventures, Grishin Robotics Venture Capital, CPP Investments, and a Web3 Accelerator. His technical experience includes MEMS and microfluidics research at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center, and the Italian Institute of Technology Nanotechnology Lab. He has built robotic rovers for The Mars Society and launched rockets from high-altitude balloons. An avid tinkerer, Freddy enjoys building computers and programming complex IoT automations, including hacking development boards into existing “dumb” appliances and running and fine-tuning AI on local hardware to turn his home into a fully automated “smart house”. Freddy holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics with a minor in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an M.S. in Management Science & Engineering from Stanford. He volunteers at UC Berkeley Launch, and Stanford Lean Launchpad, and is a frequent speaker at local VC and startup events.