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info@arcternventures.com
Offices
Toronto, Canada
2 Bloor Street West, Suite 504
Toronto, ON, Canada, M4W 3E2
info@arcternventures.com
San Francisco, USA
350 California St
San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Oslo, Norway
Universitetsgata 12, 0164
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Venture Capital for a Better Planet.
ArcTern backs mission-driven founders decarbonizing AI and utilizing that intelligence to accelerate industrial decarbonization for a better planet – we call it sustainable intelligence.
Decarbonizing intelligence. Intelligence, decarbonizing.
Our Investment Focus
Three Investment Pillars of Sustainable Intelligence: clean electrons, for cleaner bits, for cleaner atoms.
01
Clean Energy [Clean Electrons]
Delivering the energy needs of civilization and AI with clean electrons.
02
Clean Compute [Clean Bits]
Making compute radically more efficient at every layer of the stack.
03
Clean Industry [Clean Atoms]
Using AI to find solutions in emissive industries where human engineering alone cannot.
People
“We are at the dawn of a multi-decade overhaul of the global economy where low-carbon technologies will enable economic growth and sustainability to co-exist.”
—Murray McCaig
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
“Entrepreneurs have the passion, ideas and drive to solve our most pressing environmental challenges. As past operators ourselves, we look forward to partnering in order to help them succeed.”
—Marc Faucher
Managing Partner
“We are investing the capital of today to build a future that is no longer hamstrung by carbon. The businesses of tomorrow will form the bedrock of a greener economy, disrupt all industries and present outsized financial returns.”
—Mira Inbar
Partner
“Just as the Internet isn’t a sector so much as the foundation of the modern economy—so too, earthtech will evolve from being a sector into becoming the underpinning of a sustainable and efficient global economy. It’s only a matter of time.”
—Tom Rand
Co-Founder and Partner
“Entrepreneurs build the future. We’re dedicated to helping them navigate the journey from startup to global impact.”
—Tyler Christie
Partner
“Climate change is a fundamentally existential concern and we have just this brief blip of time to protect our future. It’s a privilege to work on this generation-defining problem by supporting incredible founders, partnering with leading institutions, and creating a profound impact.”
—Nikhil Shukla
Partner
“We are at a pivotal time in history – one that affords us the chance to see the needs of tomorrow while investing in its solutions today. If we move quickly, we can seize a truly unprecedented opportunity to generate both impact and returns.”
—Keegan Pinto
Principal
“Improving humanity’s relationship with planet earth and helping entrepreneurs skyrocket their disruptive businesses are core to what drives us everyday. It is a blessing to work with a team that share the same motivation to rapidly solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”
—Dinesh Ganesan
Principal
“Financial returns and climate value are not at odds. The best businesses and founders deliver both.”
—Jackson Wright
Associate
“We must leverage our position as early-stage investors to normalize environmental impact transparency and accountability, ensuring companies manage their emissions and continue to drive innovative solutions that will help us reach our climate goals.”
—Sophie Vaughan
Head of Impact and Investor Relations