Martin Gibson

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About Investor

Martin Gibson is CEO and Skipper at Extended Sabbatical, based in London, United Kingdom. He spent more than 15 years at Accel, working with technology entrepreneurs and venture-backed companies before announcing his decision to step away from professional activities to focus on family commitments. His investment experience is associated with FinTech, Payments, SaaS, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer Internet, E-commerce, and Marketplaces. His professional activity includes involvement with companies such as GoCardless and Carwow, reflecting experience with financial technology, digital payments, and consumer-facing online platforms. His background is particularly relevant to founders building scalable technology businesses with strong product-market fit, sustainable unit economics, and significant growth potential. Although his historical investment activity is associated with venture-backed companies at different stages of development, his current preferred investment stages, minimum and maximum check sizes, and lead investor status are not publicly confirmed. His extensive experience at Accel and relationships with founders and company boards provide a background in venture financing, strategic growth, organizational development, and scaling technology businesses. However, founders seeking funding should verify whether Martin is currently making new investments, as his public profile indicates that he stepped away from active professional investing.