Martin Tantow
Pegasus Tech Ventures, Partner
Speaker Bio
Martin Tantow is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, investing across the U.S., Europe, and Asia and advising global corporations on innovation and venture strategy. His focus spans Enterprise Software, Deep Tech, and Climate Tech, with a strong emphasis on helping founders scale internationally and achieve successful exits.
Martin has co-founded and built multiple venture-backed companies, including 3scale (acquired by Red Hat/IBM), and has held a variety of board and advisory roles with high-growth technology firms. At Pegasus, he works closely with both startups and corporate partners, connecting global enterprises with breakthrough technologies and supporting their venture, innovation, and expansion initiatives.
Earlier in his career, Martin was a strategy consultant at Booz & Company and Oliver Wyman, advising Fortune 500 clients on corporate strategy and M&A. He began his career in product management and strategic alliances at T-Mobile International.
He is active in the global startup ecosystem as a faculty member at the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator and as a mentor at Berkeley SkyDeck, Alchemist, and Techstars. Martin holds an M.S. in Strategic Management and Computer Science from LMU Munich and an Exec. Ed. degree from London Business School.