Claude Vachet
InvestorManaging Partner, Cycle Capital at Circular Innovation Fund
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About
Claude Vachet is Managing Partner at Cycle Capital, a cleantech venture capital firm with $600 million in assets under management. He brings 30 years of experience in venture capital and fund management, including prior roles as Managing Partner at Kirchner and Multiple Capital, and has been involved in numerous portfolio exits including ESS Inc.'s 2021 NYSE listing at $1.1 billion valuation. Vachet holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from École Polytechnique Montreal and an MBA in finance from HEC-Montreal, and serves in governance roles including chair of Réseau Capital and board positions at over 30 companies.
Experience
- Cycle CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2012 — presentMontreal, Canada Area
- VueReal Inc.Board Membercurrent2022 — presentWarterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Concentric Ag Inc.Member of the Boardcurrent2013 — present
- Natural Gas Technologies Centre - NGTCMember of the Boardcurrent2016 — present
- GaN Systems Inc.Member of the Board2015 — 2023Kanata, Ontario, Canada
- Reseau CapitalChair of the Board of Directors2015 — 2022Quebec, Canada
- Eocycle TechnologiesMember of the Board2013 — 2019
- Kirchner Portfolio ManagementManaging Partner2009 — 2013
- Multiple Capital inc.Managing Partner2005 — 2009
- Innovatech Grand MontrealVice President2003 — 2005
- Innovatech Grand MontréalInvestment Manager1997 — 2003
- Degrémont Infilco LtdApplication Engineer1991 — 1997
Education
- HEC MontréalMBA, Finance1993 — 1997
- Polytechnique MontréalBachelor degree, Chemical Engineering1986 — 1990
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Due DiligenceInvestmentsM&A experienceMergersTelecommunicationsStrategic PartnershipsIPOMergers & AcquisitionsStart-upsCorporate DevelopmentAsset ManagmentExecutive ManagementFrom Claude's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended HEC Montréal97
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Also attended Polytechnique Montréal24
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