Martin is a Partner at Hype Asia, a venture builder that invests and operates local China and Asia JVs with hyper-growth companies from the US. Hype Asia was founded by former GMs and Launchers of category defining companies such as Airbnb, Wework, Uber, Lululemon and Toms, where they were the founding teams on the ground that built out these business from scratch across China and Asia. Previously, Martin was an early employee at Uber and part of the founding team that set up Uber China. Martin led the launch of some of the earliest Uber China cities, including Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hangzhou, as well as setting up different business units between 2013 and 2016. He built the corporate and operational infrastructure that helped the Uber China JV scale to a multi-billion dollar valuation and scale from zero to over 700 employees. At the start of his career, Martin worked in private equity where he focused on special situations and distressed investments. He graduated Boston University with a degree in Finance and International Management.