Martin Tantow

Partner, Pegasus Tech Ventures

Speaker Bio

Martin Tantow is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures with a focus on US and European investments.


Martin is a serial entrepreneur, board member, and investor who co-founded multiple venture-backed startups with three exits, most notably 3scale, which he sold to Red Hat (now IBM). His work focuses on disruptive innovation in Deep Tech, AI/ML, IoT/IIoT, Big Data, FinTech, and Digital Health, mentoring entrepreneurs on growth, international expansion as well as exit strategies.


Earlier in his career, Martin has been a top management consultant at Booz & Company and Oliver Wyman, where he advised Fortune 500 clients on corporate strategy, marketing, and M&A. He was the Chairman at Modula and Oxaion (now Aptean), and a Venture Advisor at Infocomm Investments (now SGInnovate). He started his career at T-Mobile International in Product Management and Strategic Alliances.


Martin holds an Master of Science degree in Strategic Management and Computer Science from Munich School of Management (LMU) and an Exec. Ed degree from London Business School. He is also a mentor with TechStars, Startupbootcamp, and Astia.