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100: Building a venture firm, assessing founders and science-based investing | Mark Beaumont of Eos Advisory

06 Aug 2024 / Podcast Tax Advantaged

By Dr Brian Moretta

Eos Advisory

Eos Advisory is rapidly building a solid reputation in science-based venture capital investing. In this episode, partner Mark Beaumont discusses its roots, philosophy and how that translates into practice, with lots of real life examples.

In an in-depth discussion, Mark talks about:

  • How the Eos investment philosophy developed;
  • The strengths of the Scottish venture capital eco-system;
  • What makes good founders and how he assesses that;
  • Getting alignment between managers/investors and founders;
  • Determining whether there is a big enough market;
  • How to give a company an international outlook as early as possible;
  • The mistakes founders make;
  • Changing management mindsets as a company progresses.

Mark’s background gives him a very different perspective, both individually and as part of a team, that brings diverse experiences. His insights into the people side, in particular, are tremendous. There is much for any founder or investor to learn here.

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Mark Beaumont became a Partner at Eos Advisory in 2019 and has helped lead the business through a period of significant growth, investing in predominantly Scottish science and technology companies addressing key global issues in healthcare and environmental health. Mark spent the first chapter of his career building teams around sporting success and is publicly known as an athlete and BBC broadcaster; he still holds the 18,000-mile circumnavigation cycling record in a time of 78 days. Mark’s degree was in Economics & Politics, and for a decade-and-a-half he worked with a leading UK mid-market private equity firm. Mark is Patron for Entrepreneurial Scotland, Honorary President for Scottish Student Sport, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and was honoured in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for services to sport and charity.