Steven G. Martin

Mr. Steven G.
Martin is Co-Founder & Managing Member at Aspire Capital Partners LLC.
He has wealth of experience financing publicly traded companies and extensive experience in finance and venture capital.
Prior to the formation of Aspire Capital in Febraury 2010, he was a founder and Managing Member of Fusion Capital, a Chicago-based investment fund started in 1999 that funded or committed to fund over $700 million in public company financings.
While at Fusion Capital, he was responsible for the creation of the Fusion Capital investment structure and documentation used in virtually every Fusion Capital transaction.
Prior to Fusion Capital, he was a principal at a $150 million Chicago investment fund where he originated, structured and negotiated private placement investments in public companies.
He was also a partner at the Chicago law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
As an attorney, he represented institutional investors and public companies in highly complex private and public investments.
Mr. Martin received his Juris Doctor degree with honors from Northwestern University School of Law.
He graduated with high honors from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Business Administration, concentrating in finance.