Sandeep is a senior executive with a multidisciplinary career spanning automotive, manufacturing, visual effects, television broadcasting, venture capital, R&D, and the full technology stack—from hardware and firmware to middleware and software. His work has focused on leveraging emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, Web3, blockchain, broadcasting systems, CAD/CAM, FEA, VR, and visual effects pipelines. His contributions have supported landmark productions including Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Titanic.

At Fuji Xerox Palo Alto Lab, Sandeep led several research-to-commercialization initiatives for Fujifilm, driving innovation strategy across Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. Following his tenure there, he joined a boutique venture capital fund in Japan, where he raised capital from Japanese investors for multiple Silicon Valley startups and helped those companies achieve product-market fit and scale in Japan.

He later spun out 30 patents from Fujifilm and secured $7 million in funding from Japanese, Korean, and U.S. investors to launch a new venture, which he exited in 2021.

Currently, Sandeep is a Partner at Antler Ibex, where he leads strategic efforts to strengthen Japan’s startup ecosystem—supporting diverse founding teams, enabling late-stage funding, and driving corporate-startup collaboration to unlock both strategic and financial value.