Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Partner

Brad is a globally recognized leader in startup acceleration, corporate innovation, and venture ecosystems, with 20 years of experience shaping the future of technology and business across 30+ countries. As the Founder and Managing Partner of Xploration Partners, Brad works at the intersection of startups, corporations, governments, and investors to uncover breakthrough technologies, scale high-growth ventures, and build transformative partnerships.

Brad has worked with more than 1,000 startups and over 200 corporations, facilitating more than 300 partnerships and over 100 investments. He is known for helping startups develop, grow, and succeed; helping corporations innovate and accelerate opportunities at scale; and enabling VCs and CVCs to identify and back the next generation of industry-defining ventures.

Brad has first-hand experience as a serial founder, a VC General Partner & CVC investor for both domestic and international firms, and a corporate executive focused on strategic partnerships and global business development—providing a multifaceted perspective on how to identify, accelerate, and scale breakthrough technologies and new opportunities.

While at RocketSpace, which has an unparalleled track record of 25+ startup unicorns valued at over $250 billion, his roles included Head of Startups & Venture Capital and VP of Corporate Innovation, where he gained invaluable insight into what it takes for startups to achieve unicorn status, what VCs really look for, and what corporations not only want—but truly need.

He has run both startup and corporate accelerators focused on AI & ML, Climate Tech & Clean Energy, Mobility & Autonomous Systems, Biotech & Digital Health, DeepTech & Robotics, Generative AI Strategy & Implementation, Semiconductors & HPC, AgTech & FoodTech, Sustainability & Smart Cities, and Battery Tech & Advanced Manufacturing.

Brad is focused on accelerating ventures across the most dynamic and fast-growing technology domains shaping our future, including Generative & Agentic AI and Multi-Agent Systems, Robotics and AI-Powered Physical Infrastructure, Digital Health and Biotech & Biomanufacturing, Climate Tech and Clean Energy, Advanced Connectivity including 5G-Advanced & 6G, the Future of Fintech with Digital Banking & Decentralized Finance, Cybersecurity and Digital Trust, Spatial Computing and Immersive Technologies, HPC & Quantum Computing with Post-Quantum Cryptography, and transformative frontiers in Energy & Materials, Synthetic Biology, Space Tech, and FoodTech & AgTech 2.0.

As a Stanford graduate, Brad focused on Entrepreneurial Tech and Biotech Ventures in Silicon Valley, and for the Stanford Graduate School of Business he conducted in-depth research and interviews with nearly 200 startups and their investors to uncover the organizational and strategic success factors behind Silicon Valley’s most iconic companies.

Today, Brad is sought after by startups looking to scale and exceed unicorn status, corporations seeking to future-proof their businesses, VCs and CVCs scouting for the highest-potential startups, and governments building innovation ecosystems. His work bridges the gap between emerging technologies and real-world impact, making him a trusted partner for those looking to define the next era of growth and innovation.