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Eliot Pence

Deep tech & frontier markets

Canada

Work Experience

2024

  • Chief Business Officer

    2024

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

  • Founder & General Partner

    2022

    Tofino Capital invests in frontier markets and frontier technologies.

  • President's Council on International Activities

    2024

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

2022 - 2024

  • 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.

  • International Affairs Fellow

    2022 - 2023

    I was the Canada Fellow.

2018 - 2022

  • 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.

2013 - 2018

  • Senior Director

    2013 - 2018

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

2009 - 2013

  • Director

    2009 - 2013

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

  • Fellow

    2006 - 2008

  • Program Officer

    2005 - 2006

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