# Rob Martens

> Rob Martens is a Series A investor at Allegion Ventures backing Hardware. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Allegion Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allegion-ventures)
- Location: Carmel, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmartens
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/mar10s
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.martens.100

Rob Martens is a Series A investor at Allegion Ventures in Carmel focused on Hardware and Real Estate. Rob Martens is based out of Carmel, Indiana, and is the President, SVP, CIDO, and Co-Founder of Allegion. Rob previously worked at High Alpha Innovation as an Advisor. Rob Martens attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 2 | 25% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Hotel | 1 | 13% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series C | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ambient.ai | Ambient.ai is a leader in real-time human-level perception technology that enables intelligent environments that are safe, efficient and sustainable. Founded by experts in Artificial Intelligence, Imaging and Deep Learning from Stanford University, Apple, Google, Microsoft and backed by YCombinator (W17), StartX and top-tier VCs and AngelInvestors in Silicon Valley.We are hiring! - careers at ambient.ai | $20M |  | Oct 30, 2023 | https://ambient.ai |
| Mint House | Mint House is a start-up hospitality company that disrupts the traditional hotel model. The company offers rentals with spacious units with full-service kitchens, pre-arrival fridge stocking, and no-hassle keyless entry, among other features, enabling business travelers to book affordable homes in prime locations. It provides a unique experiencethat offers the feel of a high-end hotel, with all the comforts and conveniences of a home, all packaged and delivered via technology. Financed and advised by seasoned hospitality executives including the former CEO of Starwood Hotels, President of St. Regis, and CEO of Travelocity, Mint House is in hyper-growth mode expanding around the country and opening new markets every several months. The company is headquartered in New York and operates in multiple locations across the United States. It was founded in January 2017. | $35M | Series B | May 04, 2022 | https://www.minthouse.com/ |
| VergeSense | VergeSense is the leading workplace analytics platform trusted by enterprises across the globe. Businesses use VergeSense to transform their static office into a dynamic workplace that matches today's employee needs and expectations. Its AI-driven platform includes intelligent sensors that measure how space is used in real-time. That data isanalyzed in a workplace analytics dashboard and integrated into essential hybrid work software applications, like room and desk booking, room availability, employee mobile apps, IWMS and BMS tools and more. Companies use VergeSense to reduce or reinvest real estate, improve building operations, and create spaces where employees can thrive. The impact is reduced costs, higher productivity, improved culture and employee retention, and better sustainability. | $60M | Series C | Nov 08, 2021 | http://www.vergesense.com/ |
| Mapped | Mapped is a data infrastructure platform for IoT, powering the API economy. Capable of quickly mapping all devices on a network in commercial and industrial IOT environments, we are changing the dynamic for how data from complex environments are extracted by simplifying the data integration process with one simple, secure, and reliable API. | $6.5M | Seed | Jun 03, 2021 | https://www.mapped.com |
| Mint House | Mint House is a start-up hospitality company that disrupts the traditional hotel model. The company offers rentals with spacious units with full-service kitchens, pre-arrival fridge stocking, and no-hassle keyless entry, among other features, enabling business travelers to book affordable homes in prime locations. It provides a unique experiencethat offers the feel of a high-end hotel, with all the comforts and conveniences of a home, all packaged and delivered via technology. Financed and advised by seasoned hospitality executives including the former CEO of Starwood Hotels, President of St. Regis, and CEO of Travelocity, Mint House is in hyper-growth mode expanding around the country and opening new markets every several months. The company is headquartered in New York and operates in multiple locations across the United States. It was founded in January 2017. | $18.3M | Series A | Mar 24, 2021 | https://www.minthouse.com/ |
| Openpath Security | Openpath is a mobile access control solutions. Openpath allows anyone to use their mobile phone to open an authorized door with the wave of a hand, without needing the phone or app open. Openpath's patented Triple Unlock technology delivers 99.9% reliability for a secure, frictionless and fast entry experience. With a robust cloud solution,Openpath provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise cloud capabilities, future-proofing the needs of the built environment. The company has introduced innovative Tailgating and Lockdown Solutions providing the ability to lock/unlock any door, zone or building in an emergency from a mobile device. | $36M | Series C | Jul 16, 2020 | https://www.openpath.com |
| VergeSense | VergeSense is the leading workplace analytics platform trusted by enterprises across the globe. Businesses use VergeSense to transform their static office into a dynamic workplace that matches today's employee needs and expectations. Its AI-driven platform includes intelligent sensors that measure how space is used in real-time. That data isanalyzed in a workplace analytics dashboard and integrated into essential hybrid work software applications, like room and desk booking, room availability, employee mobile apps, IWMS and BMS tools and more. Companies use VergeSense to reduce or reinvest real estate, improve building operations, and create spaces where employees can thrive. The impact is reduced costs, higher productivity, improved culture and employee retention, and better sustainability. | $9M | Series A | May 21, 2020 | http://www.vergesense.com/ |
| Openpath Security | Openpath is a mobile access control solutions. Openpath allows anyone to use their mobile phone to open an authorized door with the wave of a hand, without needing the phone or app open. Openpath's patented Triple Unlock technology delivers 99.9% reliability for a secure, frictionless and fast entry experience. With a robust cloud solution,Openpath provides a comprehensive suite of enterprise cloud capabilities, future-proofing the needs of the built environment. The company has introduced innovative Tailgating and Lockdown Solutions providing the ability to lock/unlock any door, zone or building in an emergency from a mobile device. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 03, 2020 | https://www.openpath.com |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cerity Partners Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/touchdown-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [MetaProp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaprop-nyc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bolt](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bolt-io) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Company Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/company-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [JLL Spark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jll-spark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Allegion Ventures

VC Fund · Dublin, Ireland

Allegion Ventures is the corporate venture fund of Allegion. It invests in and accelerates the growth of companies with innovative, technologies, and products that have the potential to make security and access smarter, stronger, faster, and less intrusive. Allegion Ventures was established in 2003 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

4 contacts available at Allegion Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Goodwin | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-goodwin-4bb1 |
| David D Petratis | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-d-petratis |
| Rob Martens | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-martens |
| Rob Martens | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-martens-241a |

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## FAQ

### What does Rob Martens invest in?

Rob Martens invests primarily in Hardware, Real Estate and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Rob Martens last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rob Martens closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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