Antonio Garcia-Martinez
InvestorFounderDirector at Bison Trails · Founder/CEO at AdGrok
San Francisco Bay Area
FoundedAdGrok · YC
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
Antonio went through Y Combinator (Summer 2010) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Antonio can intro founders to AdGrok's investors below.
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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Online AdvertisingSpiritual WarfareChildcareBeerCultural SensitivityGoogle AdwordsFacebookAwesomenessGeneral AwesomenessMindfulnessHugsFrom Antonio's professional profile.
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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