Updated:
Eos Venture Partners
Carl Bauer-Schlichtegroll leads Eos Venture Partners, an InsurTech specialist backing companies like Bamboo Insurance and Roadzen from London.
Eos Venture Partners
Eos Venture Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser established in London in 2022. It is based there.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Corporate office
London, United Kingdom
Principals
Carl G. Bauer-Schlichtegroll
General Partner
Sam Evans
General Partner
Zach Powell
General Partner
Bill Keogh
Operating Partner
James Tootell
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Eos Venture Partners?
The firm's General Partners — Carl G. Bauer-Schlichtegroll, Sam Evans and Zach Powell — collectively oversee investment decisions. An operating partner and additional investment professionals support deal execution and portfolio management. The team's bios emphasize operational insurance experience rather than traditional VC backgrounds.
How does Eos source proprietary deal flow?
Eos leans on the founding team's deep relationships with global insurance carriers, brokers and reinsurers. By embedding within the insurance ecosystem, the firm sees startups that are solving carrier-specific problems — often before those companies begin a broad institutional fundraise. The firm describes this as a thesis-driven, relationship-based origination strategy rather than an inbound or auction-dependent model.
Does Eos participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Available public materials describe Eos as making direct venture investments into early-stage and growth-stage companies. The firm does not disclose a fund-of-funds program or any third-party fund commitment strategy. Its portfolio list on the firm website comprises only direct company stakes.
What investment stages does Eos typically target?
Eos invests across early-stage rounds — including seed and startup — and through growth and expansion stages. The portfolio spans pre-revenue InsurTech platforms and later-stage companies with established carrier partnerships, suggesting a flexible mandate that follows sector maturity rather than a rigid stage pigeonhole.
Which sectors does Eos explicitly focus on?
Insurance technology forms the core specialization, but Eos extends its mandate into adjacent domains where insurance structures intersect: cybersecurity, health, wealth, employee benefits and property. The firm's publicly listed portfolio includes digital health companies like Fountain Life and cybersecurity platforms like CYGNVS and Elpha Secure alongside pure-play InsurTech such as Bamboo Insurance and Buckle.
How is Eos Venture Partners structured — as a traditional VC or something else?
While legally an asset manager running a venture strategy, Eos operates with the specialist profile more typical of a sector-focused growth platform. Its limited partner base and fund structures are not publicly disclosed, but the firm's public positioning emphasizes carrier co-investment and industry validation rather than a generalist LP fundraising cycle.
What is Eos's geographic investment footprint?
Eos invests globally with disclosed portfolio exposure across the United States, the United Kingdom and Latin America. The firm's London headquarters anchors its European activity, while portfolio companies like Buckle and Ticker reflect a significant US allocation. A LatAm presence is evidenced through its investment in Osigu, a healthcare revenue-cycle platform operating in the region.
Profile maintained by Altss using OSINT (open-source intelligence), regulatory filings, licensed data partners, and verified direct submissions. Read the methodology. Last updated: . Continuous refresh with full update cycles at least every 30 days.
Need institutional-grade insight on venture capital firms?
Altss delivers:
Prefer a guided tour?
We’ll walk you through: