Thomas Martens
InvestorIndustry Venture Director at Hiro Capital
Hamburg
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Thomas Martens is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience across sports licensing, rights, data, betting, esports, and gaming sectors. He built the international football division at Ufa Sports in the early 1990s, acquiring and managing broadcast and marketing rights for approximately 150 European football clubs and 25 federations. Martens has founded multiple sports and technology companies including Global Sportnet, Triumph Media Group, and Iconicfuture, and serves as Industry Venture Director at HIRO Capital, a European venture fund focused on gaming, esports, and digital sports technologies.
Experience
- Zeus Sports Marketing Group (ZSM)Mentor/Advisorcurrent2026 — presentHamburg, Deutschland / London
- STREAM.TVMentor / Advisorcurrent2025 — present
- BlokballMentor / Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- Gecco EnterprisesFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentHamburg, Deutschland
- Hiro CapitalIndustry Venture Directorcurrent2019 — presentHamburg / London / Luxembourg
- Hiro CapitalIndustry Venture Directorcurrent2019 — presentHamburg, London, Luxembourg
- Skape.ggMentor / Advisor2024
- RENNSPORT.ggMentor / Advisor2023 — 2024
- PlayerDataAdvisor to the Board and to the CEO2022Edinburgh, Schottland, Vereinigtes Königreich
- Gecco Enterprises / United Sportelligence GroupFounder and Chief Executive Officer2012 — 2018Hamburg, London
- Iconicfuture GmbHCo-Founder & Chairman, Investor2011 — 2017Hamburg, London, Florence, New York, San Francisco
- Triumph Media Group GmbhFounder & CEO, Investor2009 — 2012Hamburg
- Global Sportnet (sold to Apax Partners and WPP plc)Founder & CEO1996 — 2009Hamburg, London, Dubai, Singapore
- UFA SPORTS GmbHHead of International Football1991 — 1995
Skills & more
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Broadcast TelevisionSponsorshipStartup DevelopmentRisikokapitalStrategische PartnerschaftenOnlinewerbungEventmanagementSports MarketingMarketingstrategieWerbungVenture CapitalNeue MedienLanguages German, English, Danish, Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Martens?
- Thomas Martens is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience across sports licensing, rights, data, betting, esports, and gaming sectors. He built the international football division at Ufa Sports in the early 1990s, acquiring and managing broadcast and marketing rights for approximately 150 European football clubs and 25 federations. Martens has founded multiple sports and technology companies including Global Sportnet, Triumph Media Group, and Iconicfuture, and serves as Industry Venture Director at HIRO Capital, a European venture fund focused on gaming, esports, and digital sports technologies.
- Where does Thomas Martens work?
- Thomas Martens is Industry Venture Director at Hiro Capital.
- What check size does Thomas Martens write?
- Thomas Martens typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Thomas Martens go to school?
- Thomas Martens studied at University of Hamburg (Sports Science and Journalism).
Founder mafias
University of Hamburg mafia29
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Hiro Capital mafia5
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