About
Marty Reed is a Founding Partner at Evok Innovations, a Vancouver-based firm he launched in 2015 to apply venture capital methods to corporate R&D and innovation, where he leads strategy, team building, and investments. He serves on the boards of several Evok portfolio companies, including Sanctuary, DISA Technologies, MineSense, Moment Energy, and Ekona Power, and is a founder and board member of CO280; he was previously a partner at The Roda Group and held senior leadership roles at Cardstore.com, Game Ready, and Ask Jeeves. Reed holds an MBA from John F. Kennedy University and a BSc in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and began his career as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy.
Experience
- Evok InnovationsPartnercurrent2015 — presentGreater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- CO280Co-Founder & Chaircurrent2022 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- DISA Technologies, Inc.Board Membercurrent2023 — presentCasper, Wyoming, United States
- MineSense Technologies Ltd.Board Membercurrent2022 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Sanctuary AIBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Ekona PowerBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Creative Destruction LabFellowcurrent2017 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
- VEERUMBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Calgary Metropolitan Area
- Expeto WirelessBoard Member2017 — 2021Victoria, BC
- DarkVision Technologies Inc.Board Member2016 — 2020Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Axine Water TechnologiesBoard Member2014 — 2015Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
- Gridtential EnergyBoard Member2013 — 2015San Jose
- SvanteBoard Member2012 — 2015Burnaby, BC
- Save Mount DiabloBoard Member2012 — 2015Walnut Creek, CA
- The Roda GroupPartner2011 — 2015Berkeley
- Cardstore.comChief Executive Officer2008 — 2011
- CoolSystems, Inc.VP of Finance & MIS2003 — 2008
- Ask Jeeves, Inc.Director of Finance1999 — 2003
Education
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityBS, Mathematics1989 — 1992
- John F. Kennedy UniversityMBA, Finance1998 — 2000
Skills & more
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Business StrategyProduct DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PlanningExecutive ManagementDue DiligenceProduct MarketingBusiness PlanningStrategic ConsultingManagement ConsultingTeam BuildingSaaSLanguages English
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Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University378
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Also attended John F. Kennedy University2
Shared employers
Also worked at DISA Technologies, Inc.1
Also worked at MineSense Technologies Ltd.7
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