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Scott Amyx

Investor

Managing Partner at Astor Perkins

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Organizer of TEDxWallStreet and National Sloan Fellow. Recognized as a Tribeca Disruptor Foundation Fellow with speaking engagements at major forums including Forbes, SXSW, CES, Singularity University, IEEE, and GLG.

Experience

  1. Uplifty AIFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. Astor PerkinsManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Review Advisory Council Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. D-OrbitInvestorcurrent2021 — presentItaly
  5. BrightseedInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  6. Bloom DiagnosticsInvestorcurrent2021 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  7. Omnitron SensorsInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. Lunar Station CorpInvestorcurrent2021 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. GLGCouncil Membercurrent2015 — presentNew York, United States
  10. ForbesTop Global Innovation Keynote Speaker | Out-of-the-Box Thinker | Experiential, Interactive, Engagingcurrent2014 — presentTo book Scott, visit https://scottamyx.com
  11. WileyAuthor of Strive: How Doing the Things Most Uncomfortable Leads to Successcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
  12. Metawave CorporationInvestor2021 — 2023Palo Alto, California, United States
  13. Forbes New York Business CouncilForbes Innovation Columnist2019 — 2022NY, NY
  14. Tribeca Film InstituteTribeca Disruptor Foundation Fellow2017 — 2022Greater New York City Area
  15. SXSWSXSW Pitch (Formerly SXSW Accelerator) VC Judge2019 — 2021Austin, Texas
  16. Singularity UniversitySingularity University Smart City Accelerator VC Judge & Mentor2017 — 2021Silicon Valley, Columbus
  17. TED ConferencesCo-Organizer of TEDxWallStreet2019 — 2021New York, New York
  18. Loyal VCVenture Partner2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
  19. Amyx VenturesManaging Partner2017 — 2019Europe, Asia, Middle East & Americas
  20. InformaUX Next Advisory Board Member2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolBusiness & Leadership
  2. University of ChicagoM.P.P., Microeconomics & Business1996 — 1998
  3. Carnegie Mellon UniversityNational Sloan Fellow

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)1Machine Learning1Social MediaConsumer InsightProduct LaunchNew Venture DevelopmentNew Venture LaunchStart-up VenturesResearch and Development (R&D)4Venture Capital3Early-Stage Startups1Computer Science1
+12 moreData AnalysisSoftware DevelopmentTechnology TrendsFinancial ManagementTeam ManagementStrategic InitiativesInvestment PortfoliosBudgetingEventsStrategyLeadershipManagement

Languages English · Korean

From Scott's professional profile.

Deals · 1

CardioMEMSSolo GP

via Astor Perkins

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Colleagues at Astor Perkins

Catherine Flax
Board Member & Investment Committee at Astor Perkins

Frequently asked questions

Where does Scott Amyx work?
Scott Amyx is Managing Partner at Astor Perkins.
What check size does Scott Amyx write?
Scott Amyx typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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