Martin Gibson is a venture partner at Accel who combines deep hands-on engineering experience from networking and wireless startups with formal training from Cambridge and Cranfield, making him unusually technical for a VC and known for teaching founders the detailed mechanics of fundraising and term sheets rather than just high-level strategy. He has been Chairman of Catawiki and an early multi-round backer of GoCardless, demonstrating long-term commitment to European fintech and marketplace companies while operating as a selective venture partner focused on board work rather than maximizing deal volume. Martin Gibson is a venture partner at Accel who combines deep hands-on engineering experience from networking and wireless startups with formal training from Cambridge and Cranfield, making him unusually technical for a VC and known for teaching founders the detailed mechanics of fundraising and term sheets rather than just high-level strategy. He has been Chairman of Catawiki and an early multi-round backer of GoCardless, demonstrating long-term commitment to European fintech and marketplace companies while operating as a selective venture partner focused on board work rather than maximizing deal volume.