About
Began his career in capital markets at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs and has spent the past decade in private equity and venture, co-founding Lateral Frontiers to back critical infrastructure technologies. He has backed frontier technology companies including Cambium Biomaterials, Gecko Robotics, Divergent 3D and Estes Energy. He holds a Master's in Finance from the University of Cambridge and a B.Comm from the University of Cape Town.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechEnergyRoboticsSpace Tech
Experience
- Tamarack GlobalPartnercurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- DivergentInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Gecko RoboticsInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- CambiumInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Lateral Frontiers VCCo-Founder & Venture Partnercurrent2017 — presentUnited States
- Family OfficeDirector2014 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Goldman SachsExecutive Director2009 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
- Credit SuisseAssociate2008 — 2009London Area, United Kingdom
- J.P. MorganAnalyst2006 — 2008London Area, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Leadership2Negotiation2Board of Directors2Finance1Capital Markets1Microsoft Excel1Emerging Markets14Private Equity7Hedge Funds5Venture Capital2Institutional Investments2Due Diligence2
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Foreign LanguagesValuationFinancial AnalysisDerivativesInvestment BankingInvestmentsEarly-stage StartupsFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceLanguages Afrikaans · English · French · Russian · Spanish
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Colleagues at Tamarack Global
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Rob Eloff?
- Began his career in capital markets at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs and has spent the past decade in private equity and venture, co-founding Lateral Frontiers to back critical infrastructure technologies. He has backed frontier technology companies including Cambium Biomaterials, Gecko Robotics, Divergent 3D and Estes Energy. He holds a Master's in Finance from the University of Cambridge and a B.Comm from the University of Cape Town.
- Where does Rob Eloff work?
- Rob Eloff is Partner at Tamarack Global.
- What does Rob Eloff invest in?
- Rob Eloff invests in AI & Machine Learning, Defense Tech, Energy, Robotics, Space Tech.
- Where did Rob Eloff go to school?
- Rob Eloff studied at University of Cambridge (Masters, Finance); University of Cape Town (Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Politics).
Same school
Also attended University of Cambridge893
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Also attended University of Cape Town162
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Shared employers
Also worked at Divergent2
Also worked at Gecko Robotics8
Gabe RosenPortfolio Support at 8VCMatthew CowanGeneral Partner at Next47Debjit MukerjiPartner at NGP CapitalEddy ChanFounding Partner at Intudo VenturesAndrew UngerRecruiting Advisor at Conversion CapitalNatasha AhmedVice President at Disruptive
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Also worked at Cambium5
Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,505
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