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Martin Gontovnikas is Co-Founder and General Partner at HyperGrowth Partners, based in Berkeley, CA, USA.
Martin Gontovnikas co-founded HyperGrowth Partners and has also been involved with Madrona Ventures.
Martin Gontovnikas is a Seattle, Washington-based tech investor currently serving as a Scout at Madrona Ventures. Before transitioning to venture capital in early 2024, he worked as a Product Manager at Outreach and studied Computer Science at the University of Washington. In his current capacity, he has sourced deals leading to investments in more than five portfolio companies, including a recent seed round for an artificial intelligence coding assistant in March 2025. He maintains an active presence in the Pacific Northwest technology ecosystem, leveraging connections with the Sequoia Scout Network and the a16z Talent x Opportunity initiative to identify pre-seed and seed opportunities. Additionally, he shares industry insights with an audience of over 10,000 followers on social media. Gontovnikas primarily focuses his scouting efforts on early-stage startups operating within enterprise software, developer tools, machine learning, and climate technology.
