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Wesley Clover International Corporation

Family office

Ottawa · Seed–Growth · 38 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Wesley Clover International is a private global investment management firm and family fund founded by Sir Terry Matthews. It backs high-growth technology companies delivering enterprise solutions across communications, cybersecurity, infrastructure, analytics, and artificial intelligence, while also holding interests in commercial real estate, hospitality, and entertainment. Beyond capital, the firm supports entrepreneurs through strategic guidance, enterprise partnerships, and access to a global ecosystem of customers and investors, helping founders build and scale global businesses. It has backed over 140 founders with more than $1.0B in direct investment, producing over 50 exits and $4.0B in returns.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Ottawa, ON, CA
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1972
Tracked investments
24

Team · 38 people

from the firm's website & curated
Owen Matthews· Chairman Alacrity Canada, Managing Partner Emend Vision Fund
Richard Egli· Managing Partner, Emend Vision Fund
Áine Carey· Marketing Coordinator
Annie Corriveau· Vice President Human Resources at Brookstreet Hotel
Arda Ozgun· VP Product Management
Don Smith· Executive Advisor
Golriz Fattahi· Chief Executive Officer Alacrity Canada
Hannah Williams· CEO Alacrity UK
Ismet Yazici· E.V.P. Business Development
Jerry Sparling· VP Operations & Partnerships
Julie Hammond· Group Chief Executive Officer at The Celtic Collection & ICC Wales
Lionel Hovsepian· President WCS Europe, Chairman Alacrité France
Mario Vazquez· President & CEO WCS LATAM, Chairman Alacrity Mexico
Mark Nisbett· VP Sales & Marketing at Brookstreet Hotel & Marshes Golf Club
Matthieu Delporte· President Alacrité France
Mel Bond· Director of Operations, L-SPARK
Nihar Ranjan Sahoo· Managing Director WCS India
Nyle Kelly· General Manager at Brookstreet Hotel & Marshes Golf Club
Raúl Ciudad de la Cruz· President WCS South America
Rod Price· VP Strategic Partnerships
Terry Young· President, KRP Properties
Tiffani Westerman· CEO WCS North America
Todd Tessier· CFO and Finance Partner, Emend Vision Fund
Tolga Gures· Managing Director Alacrity Turkey
Trevor Matthews· CEO Brookstreet Pictures
Veronica Farmer· Chief Marketing Officer

What they invest in

from 21 of 24 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×9SaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Consumer ×4Cybersecurity ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4IoT ×4Travel & Hospitality ×4

HQs:Canada×8United Kingdom×2France×1Mexico×1Türkiye×1United States×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 8 portfolio companies
63%
solo founders
5 of 8 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×52 founders×3

Investments · 24 tracked

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Alacrity Globalalacrity.co✓ verified

Alacrity is an incubator and accelerator program that selects, funds, and grows early-stage technology companies through partnerships with universities and government innovation programs.

Deep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareVictoria, CA

Terry Matthews(Founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover International)

Alacrity Mexicoalacritymexico.comin𝕏

Alacrity Mexico is a venture capital firm that invests in seed-stage technology companies based in Mexico City, focusing on cloud, SaaS, IoT, and machine learning applications.

Cloud ComputingIoTSaaSMexico City, MX

Brookstreethotelbrookstreethotel.com𝕏

Brookstreet is a luxury hotel in Ottawa offering accommodations, dining, golf, spa, and conference facilities for leisure and business travelers.

ConsumerTravel & HospitalityOttawa, CA

Brookstreetpicturesbrookstreetpictures.com

Brook Street Pictures is a film production company whose credits include titles such as The Brutalist, Knox Goes Away, The Forgiven, and Skin.

Media & Entertainment

Celtic Collectionceltic-collection.comin

The Celtic Collection operates a portfolio of hotels and resorts across South and West Wales, offering accommodation, dining, golf courses, and conference facilities.

ConsumerTravel & HospitalityNewport, GB

BoardSir Terry Matthews(Chairman)

Celtic Manorceltic-manor.comin𝕏

Celtic Manor Resort is a five-star resort offering hotel rooms, dining, championship golf, and spa and fitness facilities for both leisure and business guests.

Travel & Hospitality

Ian Edwards MI FIHin

Co-investorsNatWest

Certncertn.coin𝕏

Certn provides background screening and identity verification software for HR and talent acquisition teams, offering criminal record checks, credit and civil litigation checks, professional register verifications, and reference checks across multiple countries.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityGovTechHR TechSaaS

Andrew McLeod(Founder & CEO)inOwen Madrick(Founder)in

Co-investorsInovia CapitalTelstra VenturesTribe CapitalAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 Capital+12 more

CreatorDencreatorden.comin𝕏

Creatorden provides data-driven influencer marketing programs for brands and agencies, helping them align influencer collaborations with specific marketing objectives.

Creator EconomyMarketing Tech

Echosecechosec.netin𝕏

Echosec, now part of Flashpoint's Ignite platform, provides physical security intelligence by aggregating geo-enriched open-source (OSINT) and social media data with AI-powered analysis.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWashington, US

Co-investorsTechOperators Venture CapitalTIMIA CapitalTop Corner Capital

Edgesignaledgesignal.aiin

Edge Signal is a physical AI platform that connects existing cameras, sensors, and operational systems to turn video and sensor data into operational metrics, alerts, and automated workflows across physical locations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRetail Tech

Hyashyas.comin𝕏

HYAS provides a preemptive cyber defense platform that uses DNS activity analysis and Indicators of Future Attack to identify and neutralize threats before compromise.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaSNanaimo

CHRIS DAVIS(Executive Officer, Director)JEFF SPENCER(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardOWEN MATTHEWS(Director)TIM EADES(Director)MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN(Director)

Co-investorsCyber Mentor FundDcode CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)S3 Ventures

ICC Walesiccwales.comin𝕏

ICC Wales is an international convention centre in Newport, South Wales, opened in 2019 as a state-of-the-art venue for conferences, meetings, and exhibitions.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentTravel & HospitalityNewport, GB

Ian Edwards(Chief Executive)in

Co-investorsNatWest

Krppropertieskrpproperties.comin𝕏

KRP Properties is a property management company with teams across construction, leasing, accounting, communications, landscaping, and technical operations, serving tenants and communities.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechKanata, CA

BoardTerry Matthews(Chairman, Wesley Clover International)

L-SPARK Acceleratorl-spark.comin𝕏

L-SPARK is an accelerator and mentorship platform dedicated to fostering growth among innovative Canadian startups by providing resources, mentorship, and support to help entrepreneurs succeed in the competitive tech landscape.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Leo Lax(Co-Founder + Executive Managing Director)Pat White(Co-Founder)in

Segmentifysegmentify.comin𝕏

Segmentify provides AI-powered personalization software for eCommerce businesses, using machine learning algorithms to analyze individual customer behavior and deliver tailored shopping experiences.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Murat Soysal(Co-founder)inErgin Eroğlu(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersStartersHub

Solacesolace.comin𝕏

Solace provides an event-driven data platform that enables real-time movement and distribution of data across legacy systems, clouds, and edge devices for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTOttawa, CA

Craig Betts(Founder and Director)

Co-investorsRiverPark VenturesWP Global Partners23andMeInspired CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Menlo Ventures+2 more

Solinksolink.comin𝕏

Solink provides a cloud-based video security platform for brick-and-mortar businesses that integrates camera footage with operational data such as POS, alarms, and inventory to enable risk management and loss prevention.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTRetail TechSaaS

Michael Matta(Founder)in

Co-investorsOMERS VenturesValor Equity Partners

Truecontexttruecontext.comin

TrueContext develops mobile forms and field data collection technology, including mobile application customization via web interfaces, electronic form data entry, and policy-based content management.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkIoTSaaSOttawa, CA

Alvaro Pombo(Founder)inVarun Nath(Chief Executive Officer)inDan Sanchez(Senior VP, Product Management)inSimon Lam(VP, Engineering)inAly Mawani(VP, Customer Experience)inRishika Jhamb(VP, Marketing)in

Co-investorsBattery Ventures

Tutelatutela.com

Tutela transforms mobile network data into actionable insights for telecommunications and mobile companies.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Hunter(CEO and co-founder)

Wesleycloverparkswesleycloverparks.com𝕏

Wesley Clover Parks is a not-for-profit outdoor recreation and learning hub in the National Capital Greenbelt near Ottawa that offers camping, equestrian activities, sports training facilities, and agricultural programs.

ConsumerImpact & Social GoodSports TechOttawa, CA

Whispeakwhispeak.ioin

Whispeak develops voice deepfake detection and biometric authentication technology to verify voice authenticity and prevent AI-generated voice fraud.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechParis, FR

Florent Van Calster(CEO)in

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Celestra HealthCliniconexCorpus AI

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Wesley Clover International Corporation made?
Wesley Clover International Corporation has 24 tracked investments.
What stage does Wesley Clover International Corporation invest at?
Wesley Clover International Corporation invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Wesley Clover International Corporation focus on?
Wesley Clover International Corporation focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
Where is Wesley Clover International Corporation located?
Wesley Clover International Corporation is headquartered in Ottawa, CA.
Who does Wesley Clover International Corporation co-invest with?
Wesley Clover International Corporation most often shares deals with B Capital Group, Battery Ventures, OMERS Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.

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