Martin Hamedani

Martin Hamedani has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Martin currently holds the position of VP of Partnerships at Bluedot, a role they assumed in February 2023. Prior to this, they served as a Mentor at First Round Fast Track starting in March 2023.

In 2022, Martin worked as a Co-Host at Inside The Loop and as an Advisor at Front Finance.

From 2019 to 2022, they were employed at Earnest Inc. as the Head of Business Development, where they played a key role in scaling the company's revenue and workforce before its acquisition.

Martin also held positions at On Deck and Firneo from 2021 to 2022 and 2019 to 2021, respectively, contributing to the fintech industry and participating in the Chicago Chapter at On Deck.

Further back in their career, they served as the Director of Strategic Accounts at LendingTree from 2018 to 2019 and as the Director of Business Development at Student Loan Hero from 2016 to 2018, where they played an instrumental role in the company's growth and eventual acquisition by LendingTree.

Additionally, Martin began their professional journey as a Management Program Associate in Business Development and Corporate Development at Avant from 2015 to 2016.

Martin Hamedani's education history includes attending the University of Illinois Chicago, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Finance. Martin also attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, though no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.