Incisive VenturesFounder & Managing Partner
Until PresentSeattle, WA
Martin Tobias founded and leads Incisive Ventures, a Seattle pre-seed fund that writes $250K–$500K first institutional checks into B2B technology companies that reduce friction at scale. A 3x venture-backed CEO who raised more than $500M for his own companies, including two IPOs, he founded Loudeye and co-founded Imperium Renewables, was a venture partner at Ignition Partners after roles at Microsoft and Accenture, founded the Element8 angel network, and has backed 250+ startups as an angel, including Google, DocuSign and Deel.
Martin Tobias founded and leads Incisive Ventures, a Seattle pre-seed fund that writes $250K–$500K first institutional checks into B2B technology companies that reduce friction at scale. A 3x venture-backed CEO who raised more than $500M for his own companies, including two IPOs, he founded Loudeye and co-founded Imperium Renewables, was a venture partner at Ignition Partners after roles at Microsoft and Accenture, founded the Element8 angel network, and has backed 250+ startups as an angel, including Google, DocuSign and Deel.
Until PresentSeattle, WA
May 2017 — May 2020
Sep 2009 — Apr 2013
Sep 1991 — Aug 1997
57 companies Incisive Ventures has backed across its fund, syndicate and opportunity vehicles.
Martin's pre-seed screening process, drawn from 20 years and 300+ investments.
How he thinks about investing in software after the 2026 SaaS sell-off.