Martin Tobias
Martin Tobias is the Founder and Managing Partner at Incisive Ventures, and also leads Element 8 Angels, MGT Investments LLC, and People For Cause - ReTree. He previously held roles at Accenture, Cloudmark, Ignition Partners, Imperium Renewables, and Kashless. His expertise includes early-stage venture capital investing in B2B software and operational leadership as a venture-funded CEO.
Seattle Startup Desk Raises $800,000 to Automate Real Estate Contract Work with AI
Seattle startup Desk has raised $800,000 to use AI for automating real estate contract administration, helping over 500 agents streamline paperwork with high accuracy. The company leverages recent AI advancements to offer 'better-than-human' contract processing, accelerating agent workflows without replacing them.
Martin Tobias (Incisive) outlines 'Baby Unicorn Formula' for pre‑seed startups in September 17, 2025 webinar
Martin Tobias (Incisive) presented a webinar on September 17, 2025 outlining a 'Baby Unicorn Formula' for pre‑seed startups: focus on a critical problem, use a small founder‑led team that ships weekly, target 5–7% month‑over‑month growth, and validate distribution before scaling.
Martin Tobias's Incisive Ventures Raises $10.5M for Early-Stage B2B Software Fund Focused on AI
Martin Tobias's Incisive Ventures closed a $10.5 million fund targeting nearly 30 early-stage enterprise software companies, focusing on AI-driven B2B solutions. Tobias emphasizes backing startups with strong customer insight and distribution strategies, aiming to invest primarily in U.S. startups but remaining open globally.
#7 Martin Tobias: Founder of Incisive.vc | Startup Project by Nataraj
In this Episode of Startup project, Nataraj talked to Martin Tobias, Founder of Incisive Ventures. Martin is a serial entrepreneur, investor in 100+ deals as an angel, also the Founder of a leading Angel network, Element8. He is also 3x CEO, and has raised over $500M (including two IPOs). We talked about: First Angel Investment Meta Themes Capital Efficiency in North America vs India Looking at valuations with the lens of notional capital What led to his investment in DocuSign at a time when electronic signatures were not legal. Story behind starting Incisive in the middle of a pandemic Follow…
Organizations
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PEF Community Member 2023–present · current
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Incisive Ventures Founder and Managing Partner 2020–present · current
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People For Cause - ReTree Co-Founder 2016–present · current
Education
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Oregon State University ms, technology · 1986–1990
