Marcos Martinez-Villalba
Partner
SOCIAL
LOCATION
New York, USA
Marcos has spent over 10 years in venture, investing in Defense, AI, and B2B SaaS, with notable investments in VAST, HavocAI, and Kindo.
Before Vinthera, he was a Partner at Drive Capital, the largest venture firm headquartered outside of San Francisco and New York, with $2.2B+ in AUM. At Drive, he led investments in autonomous defense, AI infrastructure, and security platforms.
Marcos starter his career as a founder, building Artelisted, an online marketplace connecting emerging artists with buyers. After running it for 3 years, he transitioned to the venture investing – first at Lavrock Ventures, then spending 6 years at Revel Partners, where he focused on early-stage B2B SaaS and marketplaces, backing companies like Lockstep (acquired by Sage), AcreTrader, Percent, Bliq, Curacity, and Tenovos, among others