Author: MartinGTobias

DayOne recently announced their $1M Pre-seed funding. I am pleased to participate. Here is the story of how I met the company and why I am VERY excited about what they are bringing to the world. Day One: Cohort-based education for the new entrepreneurial economy. The Story I was on a panel with other venture … Continue reading Investing in Day One →

One of the most powerful aspects of technology innovation built on inexpensive massive connectivity is its ability to democratize access to entire industries previously limited to the 1%. Private driver? Uber/Lyft. The best healthcare? Telemedicine. Personal shoppers + delivery? Amazon/eCommerce. Build your own data center? Buy what you need when you need it from a … Continue reading Investing in Tradewell.app →

Mango Sciences: Ensuring access to innovative, life-saving cancer care for everyone. The Story For a digital native like myself, contact with the Health Care system feels like going back in time (or sometimes getting shocked with a cattle prod). It is not just the ubiquitous circa 1980 user interface design, it is the stunning lack … Continue reading Investing in Mango Sciences →

Original Investment: April, 2020 If you asked me six months ago to invest in software for aviation, I would have said you are crazy. I would also have been wrong. Keith Rabois once tweeted: "Formula for startup success: Find large highly fragmented industry with low NPS; vertically integrate a solution to simplify value product." Portside … Continue reading Investing in Portside.aero →

Every now and then a very smart guy who I have known a very long time calls me up with a crazy new idea they are working on. I love these calls and am humbled when they call me first. This happened a couple weeks ago when my longtime friend (and former Microsoft colleague) Peter … Continue reading Investing in IfUIWill →

As an angel investor you invested in a company very early. They do well, you pat yourself on the back. Now they are raising more money. Fork meet road. To follow on or not to follow on, that is the question. I have heard a lot of Angel investors say "I never do bridge rounds" … Continue reading How I think about Follow On Investments →

VR/XR has created amazing fantasy worlds for individuals and gaming. I am not a gamer. I live in the real world and have lots of things to do in the here and now. I have often daydreamed about a killer VR/XR enterprise app (yea I know, nerd alert) that could help me connect with people … Continue reading Investing in Morpheus XR →

I don't invest in many consumer hardware companies. Every now and then I spend a lot of time with a CEO who is amazing, their product is damn good (I use it myself) and they growing so damn fast that I write the check. That happened with the Oura Ring ($143M funding) and I am … Continue reading Investing in Sensate →

I have looking for a way to invest in social commerce for a couple of years. A friend was an early investor in Mesho which recently became a Unicorn. He told me one of Meesho category leads had identified a huge underserved market with a superior business model and had started a company. BizzTM is … Continue reading Investing in BizzTM →

Goodable.TV: Where good things happen. AKA Headspace for News. Goodable.TV is a pre-seed technology company building an AI-powered application to deliver positive and inspiring news stories. The News Sucks. 90% of the news is driven by fear and negativity and > 40% of people currently suffer from anxiety and depression. While many wring their hands, … Continue reading Investing in Goodable.TV →