Brett Martin
InvestorCo-Founder / General Partner at Charge VC
New York, New York
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $250K
About
Brett Martin, a VC and Columbia Business School professor, simultaneously builds Kumospace as president/co‑founder and invests pre‑seed/seed with an operator’s remote work and AI perspective, using a Spreadsheet for life.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHealthtechMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- Charge VenturesCo-Founder & Investorcurrent2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Fonzi AICo-Founder & CEOcurrent2026 — presentBrooklyn, New York, United States
- KumospaceCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentEverywhere
- Columbia University - Columbia Business SchoolAdjunct Professorcurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Primary Venture PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
- Switch - Job Search AppCo-Founder2013 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- Sonar Media, Inc.Co-Founder & CEO2010 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
- AppFundInvestor2010New York City Metropolitan Area
- The Fulbright ProgramFulbright Scholar @ SDA Bocconi2007 — 2010Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- VICE MediaInternet Marketing Associate2007Greater New York City Area
- S/V SEA PEARL ‘30First Mate2006 — 2007
- Thomas Weisel PartnersSenior Research Associate2004 — 2006New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Strategy81Analysis2Management19AI MarketplaceSocial NetworkingBig DataLocal MarketingCustomer AcquisitionStart-up VenturesTechnology IncubationVenture FinancingInitial Public Offerings (IPO)
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Early-Stage StartupsResearch SkillsCEOsCommunity ManagementOnline AdvertisingContent MarketingGrowth MarketingNavigationSailingSea SurvivalAeronauticsMechanical EngineeringFrom Brett's professional profile.
Colleagues at Charge VC
Network8
Cordero BarkleyScout
Director, Investment Development at TitletownTech
Gyan KapurScout
Co-Managing Partner, Bayes Ventures at Surface Ventures
Joshua BrowderScout
Founder at Browder Capital
Julia LiptonScout
General Partner at Awesome People Ventures
Paul MurphyScout
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Chris Habachy
General Partner at Charge VC
Kamran Ali
Principal at Inspired Capital
Sandy Cass
Managing Partner at Red Swan Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Brett Martin?
- Brett Martin, a VC and Columbia Business School professor, simultaneously builds Kumospace as president/co‑founder and invests pre‑seed/seed with an operator’s remote work and AI perspective, using a Spreadsheet for life.
- Where does Brett Martin work?
- Brett Martin is Co-Founder / General Partner at Charge VC.
- What does Brett Martin invest in?
- Brett Martin invests in AI & Machine Learning, Future of Work, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does Brett Martin write?
- Brett Martin typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- Where did Brett Martin go to school?
- Brett Martin studied at Dartmouth College (Economics mod. Psychology); SDA Bocconi (Fulbright Scholar, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (Entrepreneurship).
Founder mafias
Dartmouth College mafia90
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Errik AndersonA.B.Founded Adimab +4Keith LendenBAFounded Boundless Bio +2Samantha TruexBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Upstream Bio +1Lina ZhangPh.D.Founded Jerry +1Suril KantariaBAFounded Adaptional +1Santiago NestaresComputer ScienceFounded Benitago +1
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The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth mafia35
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Jeffrey DeFlavio, MDMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Affect Therapeutics +5Errik AndersonMBAFounded Adimab +4Frank StonebanksBusiness DiplomaFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Samantha TruexMBAFounded Upstream Bio +1Aakhil FardeenMBAFounded Lish +1Jeong-Suh ChoiMBAFounded 株式会社MEAL FORWARD +1
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Primary Venture Partners mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Curtis LeeVenture PartnerFounded PinwheelBinoy BhansaliAdvisory Board MemberFounded Diverge HealthDevon WatsonVice PresidentFounded Envera SystemsNaren SathiyaExpertFounded TelivyDarren FikeFounder FellowFounded SantéNatalia Khosla, MDHealthcare FellowFounded Simbie AI
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SDA Bocconi mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Dartmouth College409
Tomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesScott SandellExecutive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEAJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesBen RobbinsInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Mounisha AnumoluInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Ren RileyAdvisor at Oak Investment Partners
+ 403 more
Also attended SDA Bocconi52
Giuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 VenturesLuca FerraresiProject Specialist at P101 VenturesChristophe de MontillePartner at Beyond Capital VenturesSure Kose UlutasExperts | Human Resources and Culture at 212Gabriele RicciChief Data & Technology Officer at Takeda VenturesMarwan ChahbounExecutive Director at The Spartan Group
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Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth174
John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures
+ 168 more
Also attended Worcester Preparatory School1
Shared employers
Also worked at Columbia University - Columbia Business School96
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauCharlie RexfordChief of Staff to CEO at Sapphire VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersHalle TeccoFounder, Rock Health & Natalist at Giant Ventures Global LlpFlorin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
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Also worked at Primary Venture Partners53
Mahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionUrvashi BarooahPartner at Redpoint VenturesJordan FoxAI Operations Analyst at Primary Venture PartnersLogan NashFounding Engineer at Primary Venture PartnersIshan GillAssociate at Sapphire VenturesDorothy ChangVenture Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners
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Also worked at The Fulbright Program19
Marguerite BensonSenior Advisor at Audere CapitalJiyoung JeongInvestment Analyst at Wonder VenturesManeeshika MadduriInvestor at Samsung NextAlex LaplazaVenture Partner at Steel AtlasFeras MousilliStartup Law, Technology Transactions, and Intellectual Property at Seed Round CapitalDiana AnthonyManaging Partner and co-founder at Figure 8 Investments
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