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Wesley Clover International Corporation

Family office

Ottawa · Seed–Growth · 38 people tracked

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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

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Leo Lax· Co-Founder & Executive Managing Director, L-SPARK
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
Dr. Amin Yousif· President WCS MEAin
Dylan Matthews· Director Operations and Portfolio, Wesley Cloverin
Golriz Fattahi· Chief Executive Officer Alacrity Canada
Hannah Williams· CEO Alacrity UK
Ismet Yazici· E.V.P. Business Developmentin
Jerry Sparling· VP Operations & Partnerships
Julie Hammond· Group Chief Executive Officer at The Celtic Collection & ICC Wales
Karen Sparks· Executive Director Wesley Clover Parksin
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

SaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5Consumer ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4IoT ×4Cybersecurity ×3Travel & Hospitality ×3

HQs:Canada×4United Kingdom×2Mexico×1

Investments · 24 tracked

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Alacrity Globalalacrity.co

Alacrity operates not-for-profit programs, international investment funds, and accelerators that support technology entrepreneurship, mentoring young business leaders to build new companies with local and international resources.

Deep TechEnterprise Software

Alacrity Mexicoalacritymexico.comin𝕏

Alacrity Mexico is a seed-stage venture builder and investor in the ICT sector, co-creating, funding and mentoring early-stage technology startups in areas such as cloud, SaaS, IoT and machine learning.

Cloud ComputingIoTSaaSMexico City, MX

Brookstreethotelbrookstreethotel.com𝕏

Brookstreet Hotel is a luxury hotel in Ottawa, Ontario, offering guest rooms and suites, a full-service spa, saltwater pools, a fitness studio, dining venues, a jazz lounge, and conference and event spaces.

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

Celestra Healthcelestrahealth.com
Celtic Collectionceltic-collection.comin

The Celtic Collection is a group of hospitality brands in Wales, including the Celtic Manor Resort and multiple hotels, spas, and lodges across Newport, Cardiff, and Pembrokeshire.

ConsumerTravel & HospitalityNewport, GB

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

Certncertn.coin𝕏

Certn provides online background and criminal record checks for employers and individuals, offered as a standalone dashboard, via a RESTful API, or through ATS/HRIS integrations such as Greenhouse, Lever, and Workday.

GovTechHR TechSaaS

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

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCyber Mentor FundInovia CapitalMoxxie Ventures+7 more

Cliniconexcliniconex.com
Corpus AIcorpusai.app
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

Echosecin𝕏

Flashpoint provides person-of-interest and executive investigation reports using open- and closed-source intelligence, including background checks, threat assessments, and optional phishing simulations.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsTechOperators Venture CapitalTIMIA 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 a conference and events venue near Newport, Wales, offering meeting rooms, exhibition space, and tiered auditorium seating for up to 1,500 delegates for events ranging from meetings to large conventions.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Krppropertieskrpproperties.comin𝕏

KRP Properties is a commercial landlord in Kanata North offering full-service, in-house leasing, development, construction, property management, security, and skilled trades across a portfolio of 30 office properties.

PropTechKanata, CA

L-SPARK Acceleratorl-spark.comin𝕏

L-SPARK operates a corporate innovation platform and accelerator programs that connect large enterprises with startups and growing companies to accelerate product innovation.

SaaS

Segmentifysegmentify.comin𝕏

Segmentify provides real-time personalization and customer experience optimization for ecommerce and retail businesses.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech

Co-investorsACT Venture PartnersStartersHub

Solacesolace.comin𝕏

Solace provides an event-driven platform for streaming and distributing real-time data across applications, equipment, and services, supporting integrations across multiple protocols and programming languages.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Co-investorsWP Global PartnersInspired CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Menlo VenturesRiverPark VenturesSignalFire+1 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)Simon Lam(VP, Engineering)inAly Mawani(VP, Customer Experience)inRishika Jhamb(VP, Marketing)in

Co-investorsBattery Ventures

Tutelatutela.com

Tutela is a crowdsourced mobile data company that collects information from a panel of over 300 million smartphones globally to measure mobile infrastructure and real-world wireless experience.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Wesleycloverparkswesleycloverparks.com𝕏

Wesley Clover Parks is a not-for-profit outdoor recreation and learning hub in Ottawa's National Capital Greenbelt offering horseback riding programs, day camps, camping, soccer, skiing, mountain biking, and equestrian events.

ConsumerSports TechOttawa, CA

Whispeakwhispeak.ioin

Whispeak provides voice security software combining AI deepfake voice detection and voice biometric authentication, using deep learning models that generate voice embeddings to verify speakers and flag synthetic voices.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Wesley Clover International Corporation made?
Wesley Clover International Corporation has 23 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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