A serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Martin Tobias is a recognized leader in technology whose vision is to significantly drive innovation in the next decade by powerfully intersecting the tech world with the sustainable green industry. To wit, Martin created Kashless Inc. in September 2008. Kashless, Inc.provides local marketplace solutions. Kashless develops software to enable local marketplaces including a local classified system, a local daily deal site, and more.
Kashless.org is the first online marketplace where everything is FREE. The company calls it Recommerce. Kashless.org helps people find and give away free stuff with their friends, neighbors and across the country. It is reuse and recycling for everyone. At Kashless.org, you can give your stuff to someone who will use it, not the landfill!
Tippr.com is the new wave in collective buying. Powered by the deepest patent portfolio in group buying technology, Tippr is taking group buying as a promotional tool for local merchants to the next level. Live in Seattle today, Tippr is expanding across the US in the coming months.
Prior to starting Kashless, Martin was a major investor and CEO of Imperium Renewables. Under his leadership, Imperium’s sales grew from zero to over $80m; the company acquired over $240m in equity and project debt and scaled its technology from bench to build the largest biodiesel refinery in the world in Gray’s Harbor Washington.
Martin has 25 years combined experience in the Venture Capital and technology industries, working in various managerial and executive roles with Loudeye Technologies, Inc (founder) Ignition Partners, Microsoft and Accenture.
Martin and his companies have been featured in prestigious media outlets from National Public Radio to Newsweek. A marketing and computer science graduate of Oregon State University, Martin sits on several important boards, is involved in numerous charities through the Martin Tobias Foundation and blogs atwww.deepgreencrystals.com