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Eliot Pence

Chief Business Officer at Osmo

Canada

Overview 

Eliot Pence is a seasoned professional with a background in deep tech and frontier markets, currently serving as the Chief Business Officer at Osmo. With a diverse career that includes roles at Tofino Capital as Founder & General Partner and experience at prestigious organizations like Yale University and the Council on Foreign Relations, Eliot has a strong track record in investments, entrepreneurship, and international development, particularly focused on African markets. Pence's career highlights include founding Tofino Capital as a General Partner and serving as the Head of International at Anduril Industries, showcasing his expertise in venture capital and international business development. Currently, as the Chief Business Officer at Osmo, he continues to leverage his skills in investments, due diligence, and entrepreneurship to drive success in deep tech and frontier markets.

Work Experience 

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Osmo

  • Chief Business Officer

    2024 - Current

    Giving computers a sense of smell. Backed by Lux Capital, Google Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures.

Osmo gives computers a sense of smell that improves the health and wellbeing of human life.

Raised $63,500,000.00 from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

osmo.ai
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Tofino Capital

  • Founder & General Partner

    2022

    Tofino Capital invests in frontier markets and frontier technologies.

Tofino Capital is an early stage investor in emerging market technology companies.

tofinocap.com
YU

Yale University

  • President's Council on International Activities

    2024

    Advise the President of Yale as a member of the PCIA.

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Cambium

  • Chief Commercial Officer

    2022 - 2024

    Biomaterials for defense and aerospace. I led the initial product strategy, built out revenue operations and co-led the series A fundraise.

Cambium develops biomaterials for applications across defense, space, aerospace, and renewable energy.

Raised $27,012,877.00 from 8VC, Kern Venture Group, MVP Ventures, Gaingels, Veteran Ventures Capital, Marlinspike Capital, Vertical Capital Advisors and GSBackers.

cambium-usa.com
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Council on Foreign Relations

  • International Affairs Fellow

    2022 - 2023

    I was the Canada Fellow.

Council on Foreign Relations operates as a non-partisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher.

Raised $2,312,565.00 from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

cfr.org
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Anduril Industries

  • Head of International

    2018 - 2022

    As one of the first business development hires at Anduril, I created the international GTM strategy and led its execution.

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McLarty Associates

  • Senior Director

    2013 - 2018

    Advisory firm founded by former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton, Mack McLarty.

McLarty Associates is a global strategic consulting firm with over 90 seasoned international experts in all of the world's major markets.

maglobal.com
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The Whitaker Group

  • Director

    2009 - 2013

    Corporate strategy, transaction advisory firm specializing in business in Africa.

The Whitaker Group is the premier consultancy, transaction advisory and project development firm.

thewhitakergroup.us
YI

Yale Information Society Project

  • Fellow

    2006 - 2008

African Virtual University

  • Program Officer

    2005 - 2006

    In partnership with MIT, the AVU was Africa's first massive open online course platform (MOOC).

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