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Eliot Pence

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Tofino Capital · Founder at Dominion Dynamics

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $25K – $500K checks · typically $150K

FoundedDominion Dynamics

About

Founder of Dominion Dynamics and a builder of frontier defense and industrial companies. He previously led global growth at Anduril Industries as one of its first business development hires, and served as Chief Business Officer at Osmo and Cambium Biomaterials, and as a senior director at McLarty Associates.

Founder at Dominion Dynamics

Intro paths

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In turn, Eliot can intro founders to Dominion Dynamics's investors below.

Dominion Dynamics's investors · 9

BCIVictoriaBessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2026ExpeditionsWarsaw · since 2026Garage CapitalWaterlooGeorgianToronto, Ontario · $25M – $100M checks · since 2026LakestarZurich · $540K checks · since 2026OMERS VenturesToronto · $3.6M – $18.3M checks · since 2026Silent VenturesDallas · $1.5M – $3M checks · since 2026Valor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2026

Experience

  1. Dominion DynamicsCEO & Foundercurrent2025 — presentOttawa, Ontario, Canada
  2. XanaduBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  3. Supply EnergeticsCo-founder and Executive Chairmancurrent2024 — present
  4. Tofino CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — present
  5. Yale UniversityPresident's Council on International Activities2024 — 2026
  6. OsmoChief Business Officer2024 — 2025
  7. CambiumChief Commercial Officer2022 — 2024Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  8. Anduril IndustriesHead of International2018 — 2022
  9. McLarty AssociatesSenior Director2013 — 2018
  10. The Whitaker GroupDirector2009 — 2013Washington, DC
  11. Yale Information Society ProjectFellow2006 — 2008New Haven, Connecticut

Education

  1. Yale UniversityMA
  2. University of VictoriaBA

Skills & more

LeadershipStrategyEntrepreneurshipInvestmentsVenture CapitalFinancial AnalysisPrivate EquityStart-upsJoint VenturesBusiness PlanningFundingRisk Management
+5 moreEconomicsPolicy AnalysisAfrican MarketsInternational DevelopmentHustle

Languages French

From Eliot's professional profile.

Colleagues at Tofino Capital

Aubrey Hruby
Investor at Tofino Capital

Frequently asked questions

Where does Eliot Pence work?
Eliot Pence is General Partner at Tofino Capital and Founder at Dominion Dynamics.
What check size does Eliot Pence write?
Eliot Pence typically writes checks of $25K – $500K.
What companies did Eliot Pence found?
Eliot Pence founded Dominion Dynamics.

Founder mafias

Yale University mafia181

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamJustin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Rye +4Kevin RyanBAFounded Business Insider +2Harry GrunerFounded Hilos +2Emmett ShearBSFounded Softmax +2Jake SchwartzBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded Brave Health +1

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University of Victoria mafia7

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Frank StonebanksBAFounded Johnson & Johnson +1Christopher HaleyBachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)Founded 01 VenturesKendall AnanyiM.A.Sc.Founded TizetiJack HilliardBachelor’s DegreeFounded LifestyleRxEvan RoubekasBachelor of Engineering - BEFounded careCycleSri Raghu MalireddiMaster’s DegreeFounded Moss

Dominion Dynamics mafia3

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Taku MurahwiAngel InvestorFounded CapIntelJackson MosesInvestorFounded Silent Ventures

Osmo mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sven KarlssonChief Financial OfficerFounded Previvoredge

Same school

Also attended Yale University618

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockMichael SeibelPartner Emeritus at Y CombinatorZheela QaiserInvestor at Index VenturesAnthony PhilippakisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Karthik ArdhanareeswaranInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)

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Also attended University of Victoria48

Dana OshiroPartner at HeavybitSandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesRafael BirnbaumVice President at TCVMitchell BallentineMarketing at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.Aaron FykeFounder and Managing Partner at Thin Line CapitalJonathan BeckerInvestor at Headline

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Shared employers

Also worked at Dominion Dynamics2

Taku MurahwiInvestor at OMERS VenturesJackson MosesVenture Partner at Afore Capital

Also worked at Xanadu5

Andrew TangPartner at Draper AssociatesDavid CowanPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersAlex BangashManaging Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform ManagementSid PaquetteHead, RBCx at RBCxHudhayfa NazoordeenFounder at Normal

Also worked at Supply Energetics2

Jackson MosesVenture Partner at Afore CapitalAnna TombazziAdvisor to the Fund at Kern Venture Group

Also worked at Yale University110

Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateStacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock VenturesVivek GopalanInvestment Team at 8VCSallie KimInvestor at 8VCPaul CoyerVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsMax WebsterFounder at Hivemind Ventures, Llc

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