Brett Martin
Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School
Biography
Columbia Business School
Brett Martin is co-Founder and Managing Partner of Charge Ventures, a pre-seed focused venture fund based in Brooklyn, NY. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School.
A 2x founder and 3x investor, Brett has spent his entire career building or investing in technology startups, including stints as an EIR @PrimaryVC (NYC-based seed stage fund with >$100MM AUM), Co-Founder @Switchapp (mobile recruiting), Co-Founder @Sonar (pioneering location-based social network), Director of Investments @Appfund (NYC-based incubator and seed stage fund), and @Vice (the multi-billion dollar media company). He began his career on Wall Street as an equity research analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners.
Beyond tech, Brett has published his Fulbright research in Harvard Business, founded an indie rock band, started a non-profit, and sailed 6,000 miles on a 30ft sailboat. He graduated from Dartmouth College and proudly hails from Ocean City, MD.
Education
- Dartmouth College
- Fulbright Scholar SDA Bocconi
- The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- Worcester Preparatory School
Companies
- Co-Founder / Investor / Host Kumospace (2020)
- Adjunct Professor Columbia University - Columbia Business School (2017)
- Co-Founder / Investor Charge Ventures (2015)
- Entrepreneur in Residence Primary Venture Partners (2014 — 2015)
- Co-Founder Switch - Job Search App (2013 — 2014)
- Co-Founder & CEO Sonar Media, Inc. (2010 — 2013)
- Investor AppFund (2010 — 2010)
- Fulbright Scholar SDA Bocconi (2007 — 2010)
- Internet Marketing Associate VICE Media (2007 — 2007)
Videos
Brett Martin (Charge Ventures) - Two Sides of the Same Coin
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