TZ Martin

Deal Partner

Boardy Ventures

• Source and evaluate pre-seed and seed startups for Boardy's AI-powered scout network, connecting technical founders with capital, operators, and strategic introductions.

Co-Founder & CTO

Copilot Health (formerly Wound Pic)

• Originally founded as Wound Pic and later renamed Copilot Health — the same company, expanded from wound imaging into the full continuum of care.
• Copilot Health automates the continuum of care — from patient engagement to diagnostics to medical claims — with autonomous medical agents for chronic care.
• Combines AI, computer vision, and mobile to deliver personalized, software-based treatment and asynchronous patient support, including Ava, a voice AI health companion.
• Builds on patient data and imagery to surface personalized insights and interventions that improve outcomes at scale.

Co-Founder & CTO

Virtruvia System

• Built the product end to end: ML pipelines, a video rendering service, front-end and back-end systems, visual design and branding, and fundraising.
• Founded during the COVID period; the company wound down when customer budgets collapsed. Its lessons directly shaped the founding of Copilot Health.

Chief Technology Officer

Scientific Analytics (DARI Motion)

• Rebuilt DARI Motion into a real-time video analytics platform and pipeline processor for performance analytics, plus cloud processors and applications that streamlined the consumer experience.
• Led 17+ projects, including an API gateway for third-party integration, a report-compiler service for reactive / interactive reports, and SAGE, an evidence-based reporting and visual-analysis product.
• Drove industry research partnerships (HSS, EXOS, Cerner), supported fundraising, and co-led 510(k) FDA clearance, GDPR, and HIPAA compliance.

Lead Mobile Engineer

Citadel

• On the core engineering team for internal iOS apps used by portfolio-management and equity-research groups (Embarcadero).
• The apps were used by financial advisors to make block trades and by analysts to perform research in the field.
• Work spanned cryptography, security, transactional APIs, and app architecture for iPad and iPhone.

Founding Mobile Engineer

ACV Auctions

• On the founding engineering team; helped build ACV's mobile app and live auction architecture.
• The launch release won the $1M grand prize at the 43North business-plan competition. ACV went on to raise $100M+ and went public on NASDAQ in 2021 (ACVA).

Course Development Program Manager

Google

• On the program team that authored Google Cloud's official certification program, including content and educational infrastructure.
• Became an authorized Google Cloud Platform trainer and curriculum developer. Now available at grow.google/certificates.

Solution Partner, Enterprise

Appcelerator (now Axway)

• Helped create Appcelerator's enterprise training program with leading Fortune 500 companies, focused on mobile and cloud solutions.
• Worked with senior executives and founders to implement training curricula — instructor-led events, certifications, and professional services — deployed to global Authorized Training Partners. Instructed 1,000+ developers across the US, Europe, and India.

Mobile Lead Instructor

Global Knowledge Training

• Lead instructor for cross-platform mobile engineering, teaching enterprise and professional developers.
• Helped create the 'train the trainer' program for Appcelerator's (now Axway) Titanium platform.

Co-Founder, CTO & Board Member

Nearly (Needly)

• Chief architect for the Nearly transactional platform and mobile app.
• Helped secure a $4M seed led by Wellington Ventures (London) and Upfront Ventures (formerly GRP Partners), with a syndicate of angel investors. Launched at DEMO 2010 (since pivoted).

B.S., Finance

Missouri Southern State University