The Founders
Three friends,
one long table.
Marte began as a dinner conversation in Cartagena. Nicolas, Abed, and Matthew set out to build the Latin fragrance house they kept hoping someone else would make.
Co-founder · Brand
Nicolas Llinas-Carrizosa
A Colombian native, Nicolas grew up between Bogotá, Cartagena, and the salt flats of the Caribbean coast. His childhood smelled of rain, cacao, and the sea — the textures he keeps returning to in Marte's brand voice.
Co-founder · Operations
Abed Medina
Raised in Mexico City and the Yucatán, Abed is the connective tissue between the perfumer's bench and the bottles you hold. He runs sourcing, fulfillment, and the artisan partnerships that keep Marte small, careful, and Latin-made.
Co-founder · Strategy
Matthew Miller
Matthew brings two decades of work in luxury hospitality and consumer brands. He met Nicolas and Abed over a long dinner in Cartagena and never quite left — Marte is the house they built from that table.
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