Dream It

APRIL 12, 2020

Martino founded Bullpen in 2010 with a focus on post-seed, pre-Series A startups, and he led the fund’s investments in companies like FanDuel, Namely, Ipsy, SpotHero, Classy, and Airmap. This geographic distinction is now less about actual geography and more about mentality and style of investing of these types of firms.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

But he confirmed that Insight took a majority investment, and that this funding comes on the heels of a lot of demand from financial and strategic investors to back the company. Jedox got its start way back in 2002, and in a way is a very typical European startup story.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. I learned this lesson long ago – many investors wait until you’re staring at a cliff before committing whether to re-invest in you. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

It was 2002 – the “dog days&# of the Internet and we were running out of cash. I learned this lesson long ago – many investors wait until you’re staring at a cliff before committing whether to re-invest in you. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting.

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