Investor profile
Martin Valdes
Accelerator, Government-backed, Private equity & Member, Provost's Advisory Committee at Desai Accelerator, Head of Private Equity Strategy at Resource Capital Funds
Martin Valdes is a Member, Provost's Advisory Committee at Desai Accelerator, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- AI InfrastructureBatteryBiotechClean EnergyCloud InfrastructureCritical MineralsCustomer ServiceIndustrialInformation ServicesMedTechMiningNatural ResourcesNuclear TechQuantumSpaceSustainabilityTech Transfer
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Member, Provost's Advisory Committee at Desai Accelerator, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
- Rescale
- X-energy
- Stoke Space
- Infinium
- Atomic Industries
- ModernVivo
- Sygaldry
Head of Private Equity Strategy at Resource Capital Funds, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- Defense Metals
- Vrify
- Orezone Resources
- Inflection Resources
- KGL Resources
- Norzinc
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, Climate, FinTech and Hardware, and focus areas AI Infrastructure, Battery, Biotech and Clean Energy. Startups operating in these areas may find Martin Valdes relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Desai Accelerator cluster around Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds.
What the affiliated firm has backed is the closest available signal on whether Martin Valdes is worth approaching.
Colleagues
Latif Peracha
Advisory Board Member
New York, United States
Serena Glover
U-M National Advisory Board - Innovation Partnerships
Seattle, United States
Moses Lee
Innovator-in-Residence
Ann Arbor, United States
Jules Pieri
President's Council Board Member
Boston, United States
Greg McGuire
Managing Director, Mcity
Ann Arbor, United States
Russ Cranswick
Investor
Denver, United States
Satish Narayanasamy
Professor
Ann Arbor, United States
Maria Thompson
U of M Tech Transfer National Advisory Board Member
Ann Arbor, United States
Paul Brown
Regent of the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Jim Adox
Member of The National Advisory Board
Ann Arbor, United States
Steve Horowitz
Member Of The Board Of Advisors - School of Information
Los Angeles, United States
Mike Beauregard
Member
Detroit, United States
Marc S. Appel
Frankel Innovation Initiative Board Member
New York City, United States
Jasper Bertisen
Investment Committee Member
Golden, United States
Jacqui Murray
Partner
Denver, United States
Brett Beatty
Investment Team Leader
Perth, Australia
Frequently asked questions
Who is Martin Valdes?
Martin Valdes is an accelerator partner and government-backed investor based in Miami, Florida, United States, listed as Member, Provost's Advisory Committee at Desai Accelerator. The known portfolio of that firm counts 7 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Martin Valdes personally.
What does Martin Valdes invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, FinTech and Hardware; listed focus areas include AI Infrastructure, Battery, Biotech and Clean Energy. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Martin Valdes invest at?
Desai Accelerator appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Martin Valdes is listed there as Member, Provost's Advisory Committee. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Martin Valdes listed at?
Martin Valdes is listed as Member, Provost's Advisory Committee at Desai Accelerator. 16 other people in the database share a firm with Martin Valdes.
How do I contact Martin Valdes?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Martin Valdes. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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