Martin Gibson
Investor at Accel
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
CEO & Skipper
2025 - Current
Technology Investor
2009 - 2025
Deep international experience as an investor and hands-on non-executive director / board member in technology startups. Primary responsibility for Accel’s investments in GoCardless, Catawiki, Spreadshirt and Framer amongst others. Prior board positions include Packlink (acquired by Stamps.com/Auctane), MyHeritage (acquired by Francisco Partners),Pillpack (acquired by Amazon), Octarine (acquired by VMWare), Pontis (acquired by Amdocs), Space Ape (acquired by Supercell), Sansa Security (acquired by ARM), Dragonplay (acquired by Bally), Ubiquisys (acquired by Cisco), The Cloud (acquired by BSkyB) and Telepo (acquired by Aastra). Previously a partner at Atlas Ventures. Early career as a team leader and engineer with startups Cellstack and Madge Networks, then as a general manager at Scientific Generics (now Sagentia).
Accel is an seed and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.
Board Member
2022 - 2025
Finaloop offers real-time ecommerce accounting software and bookkeeping services for DTC, multichannel & wholesale.
Raised $52,000,000.00 from Accel, Vesey Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Commerce Ventures and Aleph.
Board Member
2022 - 2025
Board Member
2022 - 2025
Chair & Board Member
2018 - 2025
Online marketplace for the unusual, unexpected and unique. Offer special objects to international buyers, who share a passion for the extraordinary.
Board Member, Chair of Risk & Audit Committee
2017 - 2025
Bringing bank-to-bank payments into the digital age. GoCardless is creating a new international payments network to rival credit and debit cards. Our ambition is to break down barriers so businesses can quickly and easily take payments from anyone, anywhere in the world. We currently process £3 billion worth of transactions for over 30,000 organisations across the UK and Europe - and we’re growing fast. With clients ranging from small businesses to household names such as Thomas Cook, TripAdvisor and the Guardian, GoCardless brings together a range of Direct Debit schemes across the UK and Europe. We’re already well-established in the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Spain, with more schemes and markets soon to follow. Direct Debit is the most effective way to take recurring payments in Europe, offering lower failure rates and fees, along with increased flexibility compared to using credit or debit cards. Using Direct Debit via GoCardless allows businesses to take complete control of payments, either using the online dashboard, through one of the GoCardless partner integrations, or by building a tailored integration using the powerful GoCardless API.
Investor
2016 - 2025
Board Member
2015 - 2025
Investor
2018 - 2025
Fever delivers a curated list of the most exciting events, things to do and to see in your city, tailored just for you. It's time to discover a new side to your city, right in the palm of your hand.
Fever is a live-entertainment discovery tech platform aiming to make culture and entertainment more accessible.
Raised $408,800,000.00 from Convivialite Ventures, Alignment Growth, Vitruvian Partners, Eurazeo, Goldman Sachs, Goodwater Capital, Atresmedia and Smash Capital.