Martin Gibson Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Owner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 6

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Martin Gibson General Information

Biography

Mr. Martin Gibson is an Investor and serves as Venture Partner at Accel. He serves as Chairman and Board Member at Catawiki. He serves as a Board Member at Anyfin, Framer, Finaloop. He is a Co-Owner of Fever. Mr. Gibson served as a Board Member at Carrier IQ, Privitar and Packlink. He joined Accel in 2009 and is responsible for its investments in GoCardless, Packlink, Spread Group, Carwow and Framer among others. His prior board memberships include Pillpack (acquired by Amazon), MyHeritage, Ubiquisys (acquired by Cisco), Pontis (acquired by Amdocs), Space Ape (acquired by Supercell), Sansa Security (acquired by ARM), Dragonplay (acquired by Bally), TheCloud (acquired by BskyB) and Telepo (acquired by Aastra). Earlier, Mr. Gibson was a Partner at Atlas Ventures. He began his career as an engineer with startups Cellstack and Madge Networks, then as a general manager at Scientific Generics (now Sagentia). He is from Scotland and graduated from Cambridge and Cranfield School of Management.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Owner, Fever
Education
Cranfield School of Management, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Cambridge University, MA (Master of Arts)
Gender
Male
Phone
+1 (212)
Address
  • 76 Greene Street
  • New York, NY 10012
  • United States
+1 (212)

Martin Gibson Positions (3)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Accel Investor Technology Investor Palo Alto, CA Venture Capital
Fever Company Co-Owner New York, NY Information Services (B2C)
GoCardless Company Board Member & Chairman of Risk & Audit Committee London, United Kingdom Financial Software

Martin Gibson Board Seats (6)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Anyfin Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Stockholm, Sweden
Carwow Information Services (B2C) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom
Finaloop Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Framer Multimedia and Design Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Amsterdam, Netherlands
GoCardless Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom

Martin Gibson Lead Partner on Deals (20)

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Catawiki 07-Dec-2020 PE Growth/Expansion Completed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Amsterdam, Netherlands
GoCardless 18-Feb-2019 Completed Financial Software London, United Kingdom
GoCardless 19-Sep-2017 Completed Financial Software London, United Kingdom
Ubiquisys 15-Aug-2012 Completed Wireless Communications Equipment London, United Kingdom
Cambridge Broadband Networks Group 06-Dec-2010 Completed Wireless Communications Equipment Histon, United Kingdom
Ubiquisys 22-Sep-2010 Completed Wireless Communications Equipment London, United Kingdom
Telepo 25-Aug-2010 Completed Communication Software Johanneshov, Sweden
Carrier IQ 16-Jun-2010 Completed Network Management Software Sunnyvale, CA
Ubiquisys 12-Aug-2009 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Wireless Communications Equipment London, United Kingdom
Cambridge Broadband Networks Group 03-Feb-2009 Later Stage VC Completed Wireless Communications Equipment Histon, United Kingdom

Martin Gibson Network (309)

Board Members (137)

Name Company Representing Location From
Thomas Hulme GoCardless Self London, United Kingdom
John Naylon Ph.D Cambridge Broadband Networks Group Cambridge Broadband Networks Group Histon, United Kingdom
Catawiki Self Amsterdam, Netherlands
myThings IRIS (Private Equity) London, United Kingdom
Pontis Self Ra'anana, Israel

Portfolio Executives (105)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Ravi Vora Catawiki Chief Executive Officer & Chief Marketing Officer 07-Dec-2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frederik De Beer Catawiki Chief Commercial Officer 07-Dec-2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Catawiki Chief Executive Officer 07-Dec-2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Catawiki Chief Product and Technology Officer 07-Dec-2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Catawiki Chief People Officer 07-Dec-2020 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Fund Team Members (67)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Miles Clements Accel Accel India IV Palo Alto, CA
Miles Clements Accel Accel XII Palo Alto, CA
Accel Palo Alto, CA
Accel Palo Alto, CA
Atlas Venture Cambridge, MA

Martin Gibson Affiliated Funds (11)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Accel Internet Fund IV Accel Venture - General Closed 2000
Accel XII Accel Venture - General Closed 2014
Accel London VII Accel Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2023
Accel VIII Accel Venture - General Closed 2000
Accel IX Accel Venture - General Closed 2004

Martin Gibson FAQs

  • Who is Martin Gibson?

    Mr. Martin Gibson is an Investor and serves as Venture Partner at Accel.

  • How much does Martin Gibson typically invest?

    Martin Gibson's median deal size is .

  • What is Martin Gibson’s main position?

    Martin Gibson’s primary position is Co-Owner.

  • How many active board seats does Martin Gibson hold?

    Martin Gibson holds 6 board seats including Anyfin, Carwow, Finaloop, Framer, and GoCardless.

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