Marcos Martinez-villalba
Partner at Drive Capital
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2025 - Current
Hybrid venture firm investing in VC funds and growth stage technology companies.
Investor
2024 - 2025
Security platform for AI management.
Enhance AI productivity with Kindo. The first platform that supports any AI model while being centralized, compliant, and secure.
Raised $27,600,000.00 from Marlinspike Capital, Riot Ventures, Sunset Ventures, Drive Capital, New Era Ventures, Eniac Ventures and RRE Ventures.
Investor
2024 - 2025
Autonomous defense solutions for maritime.
HavocAI is an artificial intelligence company that offers maritime autonomy solutions to the defense and commercial markets.
Raised $12,233,286.00 from New North Ventures, Alumni Ventures, The Veteran Fund, Bravo Victor Venture Capital, Decisive Point, Trousdale Ventures, Outlander VC and Scout Ventures.
Investor
2023 - 2025
Data infrastructure for the AI data center.
VAST Data offers a unified data platform that integrates storage, database, and compute capabilities into a single software platform.
Raised $381,000,000.00 from New Enterprise Associates, Fidelity, Bond Capital and Drive Capital.
Partner
2022 - 2025
With $2.2B+ AUM Drive Capital is the largest venture investment firm headquartered between New York and San Francisco. We invest across venture and growth, leading rounds from Seed to Series E.
Drive Capital is a private investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs in building long-term, sustainable businesses.
Board Observer
2021 - 2022
Board Observer
2020 - 2022
Tenovos transforms the way brands connect with customers using stories that inform, inspire, connect, and entertain.
Raised $22,000,000.00 from Revel Partners, Dublin Capital Partners, Stanhope Capital Group, Progress Ventures, BDMI and S4S Ventures.
Board Observer
2019 - 2022
AcreTrader is a technology company connecting investors, land, and farmers.
Raised $82,472,750.00 from Drive Capital, RZC Investments, Narya Capital, Anthemis, Revel Partners, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Jump Capital.
Board Observer
2019 - 2022
Percent is a platform for sourcing, structuring, syndicating, monitoring, and servicing private credit transactions.
Raised $48,500,000.00 from CTC Venture Capital, Forté Ventures, Evolution Ventures, Vectr, Contrarian Thinking Capital, Global Financial Technology Ventures, Chaos Ventures, B Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG) and Sprint Vc.
Principal
2016 - 2022
Board Member or Observer: Lockstep (acquired by Sage), AcreTrader (Seed to Series B), Percent (Seed to Series B), Bliq (Seed to Series A), Curacity (Series A), Tenovos (Seed to Series B). Other Investments: Snyk, Ro, Lawyaw (acquired by Clio).
Revel Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B SaaS and marketplaces.