Martin Thomas's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Born and raised in Northwest England, Martin Thomas first learned about technology when he was just a child. At the age of 10, he started learning how to code and soon became involved in a number of += coding contests at school. After graduating from high school, Martin moved to London to studyMachine Learning at University of Oxford. While at Oxford, he first formed a team of developers to create a search engine for a student-run website. In his final undergraduate year, Martin Thomas developed a new algorithm for online postage sorting. This algorithm was later patented and named after him - theMartin Thomas algorithm.Martin Thomas then returned to the United States and studied under Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at Stanford University. During his time at Stanford, he also founded a startup called Pro Digital which was later purchased by FoundrfindrIndustry of Venture Capital & Private Equity. Martin Thomas then moved to Play Social and became CEO & Co-founder. He also served as Executive Director at Ambr - The Social Market, Founding Shareholder & Advisor at Equitise and Executive Director at Matset Ventures.Martin Thomas has also been involved in several large-scale projects including: developing the Kaycee platform which became the world’s largest encrypted messaging app, developing the world’s largest cross-platform Marketplace, and building the world’s largest peer-to-peer file sharing network. In each of these projects, he has played a significant role both as a CEO and as atechnical advisor.

🎓 Education

Martin Thomas is a research scientist and engineerbased in Sydney, Australia and he has a degree in computer science from the University of Technology, Sydney. He also has a degree in engineering from the Stanford University, Coursera Short Course and a degree in Yale University. Martin Thomas has a lot of experience in developing and testing software applications, which is where his experience in engineering comes in. He has a lot of experience doing research, which is where his research background comes in.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Martin Thomas has over 15 years of experience in both business and tech in a variety of roles fromWrong strand, CEO of a young startup, Director at Pro Digital, Co Founder at FoundrfindrIndustry of Venture Capital & Private Equity, and Chief Executive Officer at Play Social. Martin Thomas is currently a C.E.O. at Play Social, where he is responsible for many of the company's keyons including product, marketing, and strategy. Play Social was founded in 2010 and self-funded its first round of funding in 2013. The company has since raised $5 million in venture capital and been accepted into the acceleratorBloomberg West and venture round at Andreessen Horowitz. Martin Thomas is also a former Chief Marketing Officer at equitise, where he led the company's marketing initiatives in Europe and Americas. Matset Ventures was founded in 2012 and is a venture firm focused on early stage technology companies. The firm has raised $2.5 million so far.