Martin Tobias is a Founder and General Partner at Incisive Ventures, a Seattle-based venture capital firm focusing on cutting-edge technology companies. Martin is a venture capitalist with over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. He has worked for Microsoft, Upgrade Labs, and Tippr. He focuses on pre-seed companies and has invested in different types of businesses, including four unicorns.
In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran is joined by Martin Tobias, the Founder of Incisive Ventures, to talk about fundraising strategies that reduce friction at scale. They also discuss the benefits of starting a business during a recession, the challenges with scaling quickly, and Martin's criteria for investing in startups.
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