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John Martinson

Investor

Chairman at Martinson Ventures

Trenton, New Jersey

Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K

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About

Veteran venture capitalist with 45 years in the software industry who founded Edison Partners in 1986 (which invested over $3B across 275 East Coast companies). He is a philanthropist, past Chairman and director of the NVCA, and holds degrees from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Purdue, and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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Experience

  1. Edison VenturesManaging Partnercurrent1986 — presentLawrenceville, NJ
  2. InnoVen GroupPrincipal1979 — 1986

Education

  1. Purdue UniversityMS, Astronautics
  2. Southern Illinois UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
  3. US Airforce AcademyBS, Aeronautical Engineering

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Deals · 1

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via Martinson Ventures · filed Dec 2016 · $2.8M raise

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Colleagues at Martinson Ventures

Beth Myatovich
Operations at Martinson Ventures
Ross Martinson
Director at Martinson Ventures