Antonio Garcia-Martinez
InvestorFounderDirector at Bison Trails · Founder/CEO at AdGrok
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedAdGrok · YC
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About
Antonio Garcia-Martinez is founder and CEO of AdGrok, which provides software for automating keyword selection and bid management in Google AdWords campaigns.
Founder/CEO at AdGrokYC S10
Intro paths
YC
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AdGrok's investors · 2
Co-founders at AdGrok
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Matthew McEachenFounder
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Argyrios ZymnisFounder
Experience
- CoinbaseDirectorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- SpindlCEO/Founder (acq. by Coinbase)2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- The Pull RequestWriter2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Foundation for American InnovationSenior Fellow2021 — 2022Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- AppleProduct Engineering, Ads Platforms2021Cupertino, California, United States
- BranchHead of Search Monetization2019 — 2021Redwood City, CA
- Chaos MonkeysAuthor2015 — 2019
- TwitterAdvisor2013 — 2015
- NanigansVP of Product, Data2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- NanigansAdvisor2013San Francisco Bay Area
- FacebookPM Ads Targeting, Facebook Exchange, Ads Integrity2011 — 2013
- AdGrokCEO/Founder2010 — 2011
- Goldman SachsStrategist2005 — 2008
- Miami Herald Media CompanyIntern1993 — 1995Miami, FL
Skills & more
Statistical Modeling8Analytics37Entrepreneurship24Start-ups28Advertising6SEM4Big DataDigital Marketing3TradingFinancial Modeling1Strategic Partnerships5New Media1
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Colleagues at Bison Trails
Aklil Ibssa
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Alesia Haas
CFO at Coinbase Ventures
Alfonso Bauzá de Mirabó Vidal
Co-Founder & COO at Vega
Brandon Myint
Investor at Coinbase Ventures
Brian Armstrong
Co-founder & CEO of Coinbase
Brian Foster
Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures at Coinbase Ventures
Catherine Ferdon
Angel at First Round Capital
Dannie Chu
Founder at Foodoro
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Antonio Garcia-Martinez?
- Antonio Garcia-Martinez is founder and CEO of AdGrok, which provides software for automating keyword selection and bid management in Google AdWords campaigns.
- Where does Antonio Garcia-Martinez work?
- Antonio Garcia-Martinez is Founder/CEO of AdGrok and Director at Bison Trails.
- What companies did Antonio Garcia-Martinez found?
- Antonio Garcia-Martinez founded AdGrok.
- Where did Antonio Garcia-Martinez go to school?
- Antonio Garcia-Martinez studied at University of California, Berkeley.
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Bison Trails mafia11
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Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Foundation for American Innovation4
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