Scott Amyx
Managing Partner at Astor Perkins
Scott Amyx
Managing Partner at Astor Perkins
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Harvard Business Review Advisory Council Member
2024 - Current
The HBR Advisory Council is a unique online research community where members have the opportunity to share their views and opinions with peers and the staff of Harvard Business Review for insight that will shape the magazine, website, books, and other research content.
Managing Partner
2020
Astor Perkins is a deep tech and sustainability VC that backs mavericks solving some of the hardest problems facing humanity on Earth and in space. From climate change mitigation and adaptation, longevity, and human survival on Earth and in deep space, to the space economy itself, Astor Perkins is tackling some of the most difficult scientific, engineering, and technical problems that have global market potential. https://astorperkins.com/
Investor
2021
D-Orbit a market leader in the space logistics and transportation services industry with a track record of space-proven technologies and successful missions. Committed to helping companies profitably and sustainably maximize the opportunities to do business in space today and into the future, the company has developed proprietary space logistics technology and transportation solutions that will accelerate the growth and development of a trillion-dollar space economy, including human expansion into space. With an incremental strategic approach to the space marketplace, D-Orbit is delivering successful customer outcomes today while developing advanced products and services for the needs of tomorrow. Founded in 2011, before the dawn of the New Space market, D-Orbit is the first company addressing the logistics needs of the space market. ION Satellite Carrier, for example, is a space vehicle that can transport satellites in orbit and release them individually into distinct orbital slots, reducing the time from launch to operations by up to 85% and the launch costs of an entire satellite constellation by up to 40%. ION can also accommodate multiple third-party payloads like innovative technologies developed by startups, experiments from research entities, and instruments from traditional space companies requiring a test in orbit. To further empower satellite operators to achieve a more profitable and effective business, the company has also developed in-house a proprietary cloud-based mission control software suit designed to control entire satellite constellations. D-Orbit’s forward-thinking view has enabled it to consistently create solutions for its customers that save them money and time.
Investor
2022
Pioneering a healthier path forward There’s a world of plant knowledge unknown to the scientific community. Brightseed is an AI-driven data company on a mission to illuminate the biological connections between people and plants at the deepest level. Through a lens of nutrition and wellbeing, our goal is to identify the plant bioactives that advance human health. Plants create small molecular compounds to communicate with their environment. Bioactives are a special type of plant compound that science knows are paramount in human health. Bioactives show up as antioxidants in blueberries, caffeine in tea, the active ingredient in aspirin, and even in some cancer drugs. However, there was no systematic, scalable way to uncover them — until now. Brightseed was founded to address the world’s most pressing health challenges. We built Forager to understand nature more deeply than ever before. Our founders share the conviction that the answers for health lie in the natural world — we just needed to know how to look. We are committed to advancing health by building an ecosystem that delivers bioactives — from agricultural crops to specialized ingredients to pharmaceuticals — to consumers. With every discovery we are growing Forager, the largest knowledge base of the connections between plant bioactives and human biology, and pioneering the next era of health.
Investor
2021
Bloom Diagnostics wants to make healthcare more accessible through a medical self-testing system. Bloom Tests are designed to capture specific biomarkers from a few drops of blood. Based on established lateral flow immunoassay technology, they make blood values visible. They developed the Bloom Covid Antibody Test that uses lateral flow immunoassay technology to detect IgG antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the blood of individuals who suspect to have or have had an infection. Other at-home test kits include ferritin (iron deficiency) and ovarian reserve tests. Soon it will be possible to measure inflammation markers and many more tests with the Bloom System. The Bloom Lab has been developed to analyze Bloom Test strips. Quickly and accurately. All while championing data privacy and providing world class ease of use. Setting it up is as easy as plugging it in. It is maintenance free by design and can be easily cleaned and updated when necessary. The Bloom smart system combines laboratory technology with personalized analysis. The Bloom System is CE mark approved for the EU and Switzerland.
Investor
2021
Omnitron sensors enables full autonomy of self-driving cars and drones with novel silicon photonics processes for sensors in safety-critical systems.
Investor
2021
Lunar Station provides cutting-edge Lunar Environmental Intelligence for organizations planning and executing missions on the Moon. LSC offers a suite of solutions that generate 3D renderings, visualizations, reports and analyses that provide: - Optimal mission locations - Safest navigational routes - Immediate cost savings - Improved risk reduction
Council Member
2015
Member of the Gerson Lehrman Group’s Council of Experts, consulting to private equity, venture capital, institutional investors and corporate clients on investment opportunities, M&As and emerging technologies.
Top Global Innovation Keynote Speaker | Out-of-the-Box Thinker | Experiential, Interactive, Engaging
2014
Book Scott to learn how to systematically and consistently create profound innovation. Break through traditional thinking. Inspire and challenge your audience. Scott delivers actionable insights in an energizing, experiential and engaging manner that creates an environment for real learning and lasting change. His impactful keynote speeches are practical and applicable on the most pressing business challenges of today. Scott is a highly sought after keynote speaker who has spoken worldwide, including but not limited to CES, SXSW, European Commission, United Nations, ITU and Fortune 500 companies. He was voted Top 10 Global Innovation Keynote Speaker by Speaking.com. He is represented by The Harry Walker Agency, London Speakers Bureau, BigSpeak, Thinking Heads, The Sweeney Agency and other major global speaking bureaus. Scott is an expert in innovation that integrates exponential technologies and out-of-the-box thinking and methodologies to create breakthrough new innovations for organizations. In his recent Forbes column, he discussed the use of crowdsourcing and AI with research-based analogical innovation that can systematically and consistently generate profoundly new-to-the-world innovations that have 10x growth potential. Testimonials “Scott has his finger on the pulse!” – Amazon “Engaging!” – Tigo “Trend Spotter” – Thinking Heads "Strive. Pushing through our limits, doing the hard thing, and focusing on constant and never-ending growth and improvement is the ticket to impact and fulfillment!" – Tony Robbins, World-Renowned Business Leader and Peak Performance Strategist, Best-Selling Author of Unshakeable, Money Master the Game, Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within
Author of Strive: How Doing the Things Most Uncomfortable Leads to Success
2018
Scott’s feature Wiley book Strive is available now. Find out how doing the things most uncomfortable leads to success. Pioneering thought leader Scott Amyx shows anyone striving to succeed, regardless of who or where we are, what we do or have done for a living, or how young or old we are, that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent but doing the things uncomfortable he calls “strive”. Drawing on his own powerful story of an impoverished immigrant frequently told that he would mount to nothing, Amyx, now a celebrated venture capitalist and futurist, describes his meteoric rise from obscurity to prominence, which led to the hypothesis that what really drives success is not intellect, opportunities or even network but pursuing personal change that’s uncomfortable. Strive shows how you can shape your life and your career, a life of fulfillment and joy, constantly creative and productive, one that always holds the possibility of delightful surprise. "Strive. Pushing through our limits, doing the hard thing, and focusing on constant and never ending growth and improvement is the ticket to impact and fulfillment!" - Tony Robbins, World-Renowned Business Leader and Peak Performance Strategist, Best-Selling Author of Unshakeable, Money Master the Game, Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within “Strive teaches us to embrace discomfort and achieve success in this exponentially changing world.” - Singularity University "The true alchemy of Strive is that it combines, great storytelling, great anecdotes, and some pretty profound insights. No question Scott Amyx's key takeaway is to get comfortable being uncomfortable… or perhaps find yourself a different journey. Learning to live perpetually outside your comfort zone is perhaps a condition precedent for success -- the special sauce for cooking up ideas that will change the world." - Craig Hatkoff, Founder of Tribeca Film Festival Order Strive: https://www.amazon.com/Strive-Scott-Amyx/dp/1119387302
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