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Murray McCaig

Investor

Managing Partner at ArcTern Ventures

Toronto, Ontario

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Murray McCaig is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at ArcTern Ventures with a background in building technology companies. He founded and led several startups, including Spotnik Mobile (a wireless technology company acquired by TELUS), EnviroTower (an energy efficiency solution for commercial buildings), and Fluence Corporation (a municipal and industrial water treatment business), and earlier worked as a principal at the Silicon Valley strategy consulting firm McKenna Group. He holds an MBA from Ivey Business School at Western University and competed for Canada as an Olympian at the 1992 Barcelona games.

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Experience

  1. ArcTern VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partner, ArcTern Venturescurrent2012 — presentToronto - San Francisco - Oslo
  2. Slip RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentAtlanta, GA
  3. Span.IOBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  4. TroveBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. Butterfield & Robinson Luxury TravelCo-Chaircurrent2017 — presentToronto, Canada Area
  6. Great SkyInvestorcurrent2025 — presentBoulder, CO
  7. GreenMantra TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentToronto, Canada Area
  8. Smarter AlloysBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentOntario, Canada
  9. HydrostorBoard Member2013 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
  10. RSL Investments CorporationVice President2009 — 2011New York, NY
  11. Upstream S.A.Global Head of Corporate Development2008 — 2009London, United Kingdom
  12. EnviroTowerFounder & CEO2004 — 2007Toronto, Canada Area
  13. Spotnik MobileCo-Founder & CEO2001 — 2004Toronto, Canada Area
  14. The McKenna GroupPrincipal1999 — 2001Palo Alto, California
  15. Canadian Olympic CommitteeOlympian1988 — 1996Global

Education

  1. Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  2. University of ManitobaBachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Same school

Shared employers

Deals · 1

Span.IO, Inc.Board seat

via ArcTern Ventures · filed Apr 2021 · $32M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at ArcTern Ventures

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