Martina Welkhoff
Martina invests in early stage, emerging tech women-led companies as the Founding Partner of Goldenrod Ventures and the WXR Fund. Prior to starting WXR, Martina founded a mobile gaming startup and a VR studio. Martina has been recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, a Lumiere Award recipient for Distinguished Leadership from the Advanced Imaging Society, and a 2021 Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40 Honoree. Martina received a BA in English with a minor in Chemistry from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Short V2: Martina is the Cofounder and Managing Partner at the WXR Fund, an early-stage venture fund investing in women-led spatial computing (AR/VR/AI) companies. Before moving into venture capital, Martina founded two tech startups in mobile gaming and virtual reality. She serves on several startup boards and nonprofit advisory groups. 30 word: Martina is the Cofounder and Managing Partner at the WXR Fund, an early-stage venture fund investing in women-led spatial computing (AR/VR/AI) companies. Previously, Martina founded two tech startups in mobile gaming and virtual reality.
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