Walter De Brouwer

Walter De Brouwer is a serial entrepreneur and technologist who has founded multiple AI and deep tech companies — four of which have gone public. He is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of SoundPatrol, an AI music technology company developing Large Music Models and advanced tools for copyright protection, serving labels, artists, models, distributors, and listeners alike.

Previously, Walter founded doc.ai, which was acquired by Sharecare, where he served as Chief Scientific Officer. He holds a PhD in Computational Semiotics and has been an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University since 2018, where he teaches the course MED-205. His current research explores Multimodal Transformers, Large Music Models, and Autonomous Agents.

Walter is also a General Partner at Claritas Capital (Nashville), a $1B private equity firm, where he leads the Media & Entertainment vertical. He is the author of 53 patents and a member of the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs®).