# Tricia Martinez

> Tricia Martinez is a pre-seed investor at Techstars backing Artificial Intelligence. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 87%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tricianmartinez
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/TriciaTita
- Website: https://x.com/TriciaTita
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/triciatita

Tricia Martinez is a pre-seed investor at Techstars in Chicago focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Tricia Martínez is a Managing Director at Techstars, the largest early-stage investor globally, where she invests in emerging technologies that can change the world. Tricia is an experienced serial entrepreneur, investor, and activist passionate about driving large-scale impact through technology and innovation. She has earned titles including top20 founders of color by Conscious Company Magazine, Hispanic Entrepreneur of the Year by United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a top 100 FinTech Leader, among others.In addition to her work building and investing in startup ecosystems, Tricia advises a number of companies in the emerging technologies space including Foxconn’s Mobility in Harmony, an initiative creating an open Electric Vehicle ecosystem that promotes collaboration in the mobility industry.Prior to Techstars Tricia served as a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow at the Department of Energy working across the National Laboratory system at OTT where she designed innovation systems to advance commercialization and deployment of technology as well as influenced federal approaches to workforce automation and Artificial Intelligence strategies at AITO. Tricia is also an alumna of Techstars participating in the London program in 2016 with her blockchain-enabled financial services platform, Wala, which she scaled across multiple markets in Sub-Saharan Africa.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $20k–$1.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $20k–$120k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 35% |
| Software | 4 | 17% |
| Health Care | 4 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 17% |
| SaaS | 3 | 13% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 18 | 78% |
| Seed | 2 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 16 | 70% |
| Canada | 2 | 9% |
| Colombia | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guama | Guama leverages technology and Open Banking data to issue credit cards for people rejected by the traditional financial system. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 15, 2025 | https://www.guamacard.com |
| xPub | B2B Enterprise Generative AI SaaS | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 11, 2023 | https://www.muro.ai |
| HigherU | HigherU is a developer of an artificial intelligence platform designed for transforming educational experiences. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Sep 11, 2023 | https://www.higheru.ai/ |
| Blue Saturn | Hiring so easy, it feels out of this world. Blue Saturn is a fully-verifiable platform to simplify the complicated hiring process. | $20K | Pre-Seed | Sep 11, 2023 | https://x.com/JoinBlueSaturn |
| Zencey | Zencey's platform is a one-stop destination to help patients with chronic conditions manage their health. They use our virtual medical assistant to evaluate their symptoms and get personalized guidance on the most adequate care option for their situation. If necessary, they can book a visit with one of our doctors and specialists for an onlineconsultation at their convenience. We also enable them to order prescription and over-the-counter medications right from the app. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Sep 11, 2023 | https://www.zencey.com |
| ProsumerGrid |  | $20K | Pre-Seed | Aug 30, 2023 |  |
| askMay | askMay helps growth managers make better decisions, faster by analyzing data sources like customer interviews, time series data, and changes in the code base in seconds, getting better insights and actionable items to run growth experiments. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Aug 24, 2023 | https://askmay.com/ |
| Boardwalk Health | MedDefend provides a new way to navigate healthcare. We combine AI and Advocacy to assist patients in getting an accurate diagnosis quickly. | $120K | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2023 | https://mymeddefend.com/ |
| Asoba | Asoba provide control of power generation and management back to the companies and individuals that are constructing Africa's future. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Apr 19, 2023 | https://www.asoba.co |
| Allosense Inc. | Sense Everything. Lose Nothing.®Allosense makes connected devices and sensors. We specialize in test automation and advanced manufacturing.Department of Defense Value Proposition: Our "always connected" asset trackers help materiel management ailment who want to find, track, and monitor assets by reducing repetitive tasks andimproving situational awareness, unlike filling in excel spreadsheets. | $20K | Pre-Seed | Apr 04, 2023 | http://www.allosense.com |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanley-techstars-additive-manufacturing-accelerator) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arcadis-city-of-2030-accelerator-powered-by-techstars) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars-space-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barclays-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cerulean Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cerulean-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [gener8tor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gener8tor) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Techstars

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Techstars provides a global platform for early-stage investment and innovation through programs that support startup growth and corporate collaboration. Its services include accelerator programs, startup education initiatives, venture capital funding, and corporate innovation partnerships.The Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Program offerssupport for startups, while Techstars Startup Programs focus on entrepreneurial education and community building. The Techstars Venture Capital Fund invests in emerging companies, and its Corporate Innovation Partnerships help established brands develop new products and services through collaboration with startups.

5 contacts available at Techstars.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alina Hoon | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alina-hoon |
| Andrew Cleland | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-cleland |
| Artur Hasselbach | Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artur-hasselbach |
| Beata Puncevic | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beata-puncevic-e5b1 |
| Ben Liao | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-liao |

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## FAQ

### What does Tricia Martinez invest in?

Tricia Martinez invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Health Care startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Tricia Martinez's check size?

Tricia Martinez typically joins rounds of $20k–$1.5M at Seed and $20k–$120k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Tricia Martinez participates in.

### How do I contact Tricia Martinez?

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### When did Tricia Martinez last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tricia Martinez closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 23 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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