Murray McCaig
InvestorManaging 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
- ArcTern VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partner, ArcTern Venturescurrent2012 — presentToronto - San Francisco - Oslo
- Slip RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentAtlanta, GA
- Span.IOBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- TroveBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Butterfield & Robinson Luxury TravelCo-Chaircurrent2017 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Great SkyInvestorcurrent2025 — presentBoulder, CO
- GreenMantra TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2012 — presentToronto, Canada Area
- Smarter AlloysBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentOntario, Canada
- HydrostorBoard Member2013 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- RSL Investments CorporationVice President2009 — 2011New York, NY
- Upstream S.A.Global Head of Corporate Development2008 — 2009London, United Kingdom
- EnviroTowerFounder & CEO2004 — 2007Toronto, Canada Area
- Spotnik MobileCo-Founder & CEO2001 — 2004Toronto, Canada Area
- The McKenna GroupPrincipal1999 — 2001Palo Alto, California
- Canadian Olympic CommitteeOlympian1988 — 1996Global
Education
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA
- University of ManitobaBachelor of Commerce (Honours)
Same school
Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University182
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Also attended University of Manitoba24
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Shared employers
Also worked at Span.IO9
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Also worked at Butterfield & Robinson Luxury Travel2
Also worked at GreenMantra Technologies1
Deals · 1
Span.IO, Inc.Board seat
via ArcTern Ventures · filed Apr 2021 · $32M raise
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Colleagues at ArcTern Ventures
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