Scott Sutherland

Chief Operating Officer

2022 - Current

Responsible for all growth aspects of VC-backed startup including fundraising, operational establishment (systems, legal, finance/tax, IP, people, marketing), product/ecosystem go-to-market, and ultimate acquisition by Polygon Labs. Toposware is developing Topos, a trustless and secure multi-chain ecosystem of interoperable blockchains that leverages zero-knowledge proofs and reliable broadcast to offer seamless interchain communication without relying on trust in validators, nor consensus. Toposware’s research-led approach to interoperability removes the risks associated to cross-chain communication by providing cryptographic security as opposed to economic security. The Topos protocol has been designed and built in collaboration with leading research institutes such as the CEA and Inria, leading to multiple publications. Trust less. Connect more.

Digital Strategy Advisor

2016

Responsible for GTM/BD strategy, client product strategy and program/product execution for management consulting and engineering firm - grew team (internal/external) from 4 to 80. Plecosystems is a boutique consulting and digital transformation partner for large corporates and private equity firms with a mandate of making innovation accessible. Thesis #1: Digital transformation is most significant opportunity for small/mid cap PE PortCos. Thesis #2: Massive opportunity for Agile, UX-led product development and management consultancy within Enterprise.

Chief Operating Officer

2016 - 2019

Founding product owner, team/growth operations for medical compliance startup from initial conception, seed and through successful Series A funding, and product market fit. MedScale+ is a compliance management software tool managing medical compliance and “last-mile” pharmaceutical tracking for remote industries. PE-backed startup built to radically transform portfolio company business/revenue model from product-margin business to compliance/insurance SaaS..

Business Development Manager/ Management Consultant

2015 - 2016

Digital Health and Emerging Technologies Advocate Weka Solutions provides a variety of services for innovation dedicated to helping the Life Sciences maximize the value of information. o Intelligent vaccine refrigerator o Online retail anti-counterfeiting platform o Social analytics tool for pharmaceutical efficacy tracking

Director

2013 - 2015

Management Consultant/ Managing Director

2011 - 2015