Martin is a Co-Founder at HYPE, the engine that powers modern consumer brands. HYPE leverages its full-stack engine to build and scale our portfolio of purpose-driven consumer brands. - from ideation, product development, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, and distribution to our customers. It is a team of entrepreneurs, builders, and operators with experience launching hyper-growth startups (including Airbnb, Uber, WeWork & Flexport), bringing the best-in-class execution and a strong track record of building some of the most successful technology companies of this era. 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 Uber China scale to a multi-billion dollar business and scale from one 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 from Boston University with a degree in Finance and International Management.