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Sophie Vaughan

Investor

Head of Impact and Investor Relations at ArcTern Ventures

Toronto, Canada

About

Sophie Vaughan is Head of Impact and Investor Relations at ArcTern Ventures' Toronto office, where she oversees environmental impact, ESG, and LP reporting. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, she previously worked as a Sustainability Consultant at Arup, focusing on EU Sustainable Finance and decarbonization strategies, and earlier as a Mechanical Engineer designing low-carbon HVAC systems. She holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and a Master's in Engineering with Business from University College Dublin.

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Invests in

Climate TechImpact & Social Good

Experience

  1. ArcTern VenturesHead of Impact and Investor Relationscurrent2023 — presentDublin
  2. Toronto Climate WeekSteering Committee Member2025Toronto, ON
  3. ArupSustainability Consultant2022 — 2023Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  4. ArupProject Engineer2022Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  5. ArupDesign Engineer2019 — 2022County Dublin, Ireland
  6. ArupUndergraduate Engineer2018Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
  7. Maths Tuition Mount MerrionMathematics Tutor2014 — 2018County Dublin, Ireland

Education

  1. University College DublinME in Mechanical Engineering with Business, Mechanical Engineering2017 — 2019
  2. Purdue UniversityMechanical Engineering2017
  3. University College DublinBsc. Mechanical Engineering Science2014 — 2017

Skills & more

CommunicationDelegationTeamwork1Public Speaking1Problem SolvingCollaborative Problem SolvingAnalytical SkillsTeam Problem SolvingBuilt EnvironmentStakeholder ManagementCarbon AccountingCircular Economy
+12 moreInvestor RelationsSustainability ConsultingRenewable EnergySustainability ReportingCarbon Reduction StrategiesLife Cycle AssessmentBuilding Energy ModelingData AnalysisProject ManagementPresentation SkillsDesignResource Planning
  • Bloomberg Market Concepts — Bloomberg

From Sophie's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University College Dublin76

Vincent RoseInvestment Manager at Burda Principal InvestmentsMiranda GuerreroExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesSara McMunnOperating Partner at Keen Venture PartnersAileen AllenPartner at Mercury FundAlan HudsonInvestor at Mercuri.vcSarah GillBrand & Communications at Planet A Ventures

+ 70 more

Also attended Purdue University138

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors

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Shared employers

Also worked at Toronto Climate Week1

Nelson SwitzerCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Climate Innovation Capital

Also worked at Arup12

Zohaib DarFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementEd GregorySenior Legal Counsel at AirTree VenturesJon LowCo-Founder & Partner, Format One at Joyance PartnersJoseph GoodmanManaging Partner at VoLo Earth VenturesPatricia SilvaVenture Partner at SatganaJohn TingayInvestor at UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

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Colleagues at ArcTern Ventures

Andy Chisholm
Advisor, Investment Committee at ArcTern Ventures
Dinesh Ganesan
Principal at ArcTern Ventures
Fiona Hamilton
Associate at ArcTern Ventures
Ian Pinnington
Partner at ArcTern Ventures
Jackson Wright
Associate at ArcTern Ventures
Jon Dogterom
Advisor, Investment Committee at ArcTern Ventures
Keegan Pinto
Principal at ArcTern Ventures
Kristin Aamodt
Partner at ArcTern Ventures