MARTINEZ LENDS EXPERTISE TO CAPITAL FUND

Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures, a regional venture capital fund for Marin and Sonoma start-ups, announced that Redwood Credit Union President and CEO Brett Martinez, a longstanding North Bay business and community leader, will join the group as an adviser. RCU is a founding Partner of Giving Marin. “MSIV is unique in our community’s history because this is the first time a for-profit has been entirely focused on helping local entrepreneurs bring high-paying jobs to the North Bay,” Martinez told Zachary Kushel, MSIV founder and managing partner. “This community-first approach, with mentoring and connectivity at the center, means startup founders can now tap into resources right here at home, making them more likely to expand across Sonoma and Marin… MSIV is also pooling local capital to kickstart an ‘Invest Local’ movement, unlike any effort before it.” Under Martinez’s leadership, RCU has grown to more than $8.6 billion in assets and to serve over 475,000 members, making the North Bay based financial institution the 39th largest credit union in the country. In 2023, RCU was named the healthiest credit union in all of California. Martinez serves on the national board of TruStage, a Fortune 1000 provider of insurance and financial services to credit unions and is highly engaged in the North Bay business and philanthropic community. He also serves on the board of the North Bay Leadership Council and the Napa Chamber of Commerce and is a strategic adviser to MSIV portfolio company Union Credit, based in Santa Rosa.