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Brian Martin

Investor

Director and Board Member of the Venturewave Group; Managing Partner of Venturewave Capital at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Ireland

About

Brian Martin is Managing Partner of Venturewave Capital and a Director and Board Member of the Venturewave Group, where he works on capital allocation, portfolio management, and governance, and sources impact-driven ventures. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Director at Blueface, overseeing expansion across Europe, MENA, and Asia, and was a Director of eCeltic, a software development startup. He holds a Bachelor in Business Studies from Trinity College Dublin, with executive education from Harvard University and Bocconi University.

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Invests in

FintechImpact & Social Good

Experience

  1. VentureWave CapitalCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2013 — presentDublin, Ireland
  2. VenturebeamDirectorcurrent2023 — present
  3. iSchoolDirectorcurrent2023 — present
  4. VestiverCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  5. PepTalkDirectorcurrent2022 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  6. MedihiveBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  7. RochtaineDirectorcurrent2021 — present
  8. DropChefDirectorcurrent2020 — presentDublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  9. XOCEANBoard Observer2021 — 2024
  10. BluefaceSVP & Company Director2013 — 2020County Dublin, Ireland
  11. eCeltic LimitedDirector2006 — 2013Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Education

  1. Trinity College DublinBBS2005 — 2009
  2. Harvard UniversityDigital Platforms2022
  3. Università BocconiPrivate Equity and Venture Capital2020

Skills & more

Sales Management17International Sales3Online Marketing51Marketing Strategy17Marketing Communications5Marketing Research2Key Account Management2Strategic Leadership2SEO38Link Building10Data Management2E-commerce20
+12 moreSocial MediaSocial NetworkingOutsourcingOperations ManagementQuality ManagementOnline CommunicationsOnline SalesProposal ManagementNegotiationStrategic PlanningPeople SkillsManagement

From Brian's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Trinity College Dublin99

Laela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGJustin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesBriac BombrunInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsBrian SmigaVenture Partner, Co-Founder at Alpha PartnersTom StaffordCo-founder at DST GlobalVeronica DaiglePresident, National Security Practice at Red Cell Incubation

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Also attended Harvard University1,469

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

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Also attended Università Bocconi348

Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGlenda GrazioliPartner at P101 VenturesAlessandro TavecchioPartner at P101 VenturesAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at iSchool1

Alan FoyChairman and Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Also worked at Medihive1

Alan FoyChairman and Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Also worked at DropChef1

Alan FoyChairman and Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Also worked at XOCEAN1

Alan FoyChairman and Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Investments

Board seats

Rochtaine LimitedVenturebeam LimitedVenturewave Partners Limited

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at VentureWave Capital Ltd.

Alan Foy
Chairman and Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Amy Coghlan
Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Brendan Gaffney
Managing Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Cheryl Edison
Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
David Marshall
Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Diana Kam
CEO, Singapore Markets & APAC Region | Head of Exchange at Venturebeam at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Eamon Al Sikafi
President MENA at VentureWave Capital Ltd.
Kaidi Ruusalepp
Impact & Venture Partner at VentureWave Capital Ltd.