# Paul Martino at Bullpen Capital

> Paul Martino, General Partner, Co-Founder at Bullpen Capital. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each...

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Doylestown, US · Partner

# Paul Martino

General Partner, Co-Founder at [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)

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Latest rounds

- **Udemy** Round · $60M Feb 2016
- **Udemy** Seed · $1M Aug 2010

Backs *HR Tech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Feb 2016
- **Filings:** 15 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 5 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 15 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Bullpen Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Bullpen Capital** VC firm · US **7** cheques in 12 months **113** all time **4** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $61M
- **Active:** 2010–16

2016

- [Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) *Round* **$60M** Feb 2016 Joined · +22 investors

2010

- [Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) *Seed* **$1M** *US* Aug 2010 Joined · +10 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**
- Round **1**

What they backed

HR Tech **2**

Alongside

- [500 Startups *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)
- [Jeremy Stoppelman *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-stoppelman)
- [Keith Rabois *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)
- [MHS Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mhs-capital)
- [Naval Ravikant *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)
- [Signia Venture Partners *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signia-venture-partners)
- [Ben Ling *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-ling)
- [Benjamin Ling *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Village Practice Management Co Holdings, LLC** Executive Officer since 2023
- SEC Form D · Other investment fund **River Horse Holdings II LP** Managing Member of the General Partner since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Village Practice Management Company, LLC** Executive Officer since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **EDGE Markets, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)** Managing Member of Bullpen SPV Capital Management LLC on 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)** Managing Member of Bullpen SPV Capital Management LLC. on 13 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Village Practice Management Company, LLC** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Bankroll Club, LLC** Director on 3 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 9 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Deja Mi, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Giddy Apps Inc.** Director since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Solve Media, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **AGGREGATE KNOWLEDGE INC** Director on 5 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)** Executive Officer on 7 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Sportelligence Inc.** Director since 2010

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Bullpen Capital

- [**Eric Wiesen** General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/eric-wiesen)
- [**Andrew Trader** Operating Partner and Head of Platform *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-trader)
- [**Ann Lai** Managing Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ann-lai)
- [**Anna Zakharchenko** Project Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anna-zakharchenko)
- [**Candace Chan** CFO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/candace-chan)
- [**Dillon Liang** CSO, Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dillon-liang)
- [**Duncan Davidson** General Partner, Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/duncan-davidson)
- [**James Conlon** Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-conlon)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 20 Apr 2021 · 34 min Paul Martino from Bullpen Capital on being an early pioneer in post-seed, conviction to back non-consensus startups + another way to think about the SPAC movement With [Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) Mentions [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)[Duncan Davidson](https://millionrounds.com/person/duncan-davidson)[Richard Melmon](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-melmon) About this episode Contrarian based investing requires extreme conviction, and the ability to consistently invest in founders and businesses that don’t always have mainstream acceptance. Bullpen Capital has long been known as a firm that will not shy away from the overlooked companies, but instead seeks out the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 29 Mar 2021 · 39 min 275. Doubling Down on Data to Discover Overlooked Founders, Teaching and Coaching CEOs, & Bullpen's Approach to Measuring Fund Success (Paul Martino) With [Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) Mentions [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) About this episode Paul Martino of Bullpen Capital joins Nick to discuss Doubling Down on Data to Discover Overlooked Founders, Teaching and Coaching CEOs, & Bullpen's Approach to Measuring Fund Success. In this episode, we cover: Can you first refresh us on the thesis at Bullpen and then maybe give us an update on… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 27 Dec 2020 · 36 min The Rise of the Post-Seed Round with Paul Martino With [Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) Mentions [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) About this episode Paul Martino (@ahpah), co-founder of Bullpen Capital, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Anne Dwane on this episode. They discuss: - Stories from his entrepreneurial journey. - Advice for founders navigating the pandemic. - How the venture ecosystem today differs from ten years ago. - What… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 13 Mar 2018 · 47 min 159. The Pioneer of Post-Seed (Paul Martino) With [Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) Mentions [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)[Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)[Mike Maples](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-maples) About this episode Paul Martino of Bullpen Capital joins Nick to discuss the emergence of the Post-Seed round. In this episode, we cover: Why Paul passed on joining Mike Maples at Floodgate in order to start Bullpen The product/market fit algorithm he developed for Mike If the stages of funding are moving out or if… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 16 Nov 2016 · 37 min 20VC: Investing In Sectors That Were Cool 2 Years Ago, What Accel's Facebook Fund Taught a Generation of LPs & Why LPs Need A New Discovery Process with Paul Martino, Founding Partner @ Bullpen Capital With [Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) Mentions [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) About this episode Paul Martino is a Co-Founder and General Partner @ Bullpen Capital, the fund that finds overlooked companies by understanding biases in venture capital. Paul has led several of Bullpen's key investments including FanDuel, Namely, Ipsy, SpotHero, Classy, and Airmap. Prior to forming Bullpen, he was… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Paul Martino in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 26 Aug 2021 · 10 min Investor Stories 207: Lessons Learned (Woodard, Maughan, Martino, Casnocha) Mentions [Ben Casnocha](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-casnocha)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard)[Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino)[Spencer Maughan](https://millionrounds.com/person/spencer-maughan) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Monique Woodard Spencer Maughan Paul Martino Ben Casnocha Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. Did you miss our guest's full length… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 5 Aug 2021 · 11 min Investor Stories 204: Post Mortems (Collins, Quinn, Martino, Chuang) Mentions [Alfred Chuang](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-chuang)[Nicole Quinn](https://millionrounds.com/person/nicole-quinn)[Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Eric Collins Nicole Quinn Paul Martino Alfred Chuang Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests' full-length episodes? Eric Collins… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 10 Jun 2021 · 10 min Investor Stories 196: What's Next (Martino, Goldberg, Bannon, Sequeira) Mentions [David Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-goldberg)[Maren Bannon](https://millionrounds.com/person/maren-bannon)[Neil Sequeira](https://millionrounds.com/person/neil-sequeira)[Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Paul Martino David Goldberg Maren Bannon Neil Sequeira Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 15 Apr 2021 · 8 min Investor Stories 188: Strange & Unusual (Bannon, Iheagwham, Findley, Martino) Mentions [Maren Bannon](https://millionrounds.com/person/maren-bannon)[Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino)[Ty Findley](https://millionrounds.com/person/ty-findley) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Maren Bannon Simeon Iheagwham Ty Findley Paul Martino Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Nov 2018 · 14 min Investor Stories 99: Post Mortems (Martino, Simoudis, Narasin) Mentions [Ben Narasin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-narasin)[Evangelos Simoudis](https://millionrounds.com/person/evangelos-simoudis)[Paul Martino](https://millionrounds.com/person/paul-martino) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Paul Martino Evangelos Simoudis Ben Narasin Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. To listen more, please visit… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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