OUR TEAM

A fund built by successful entrepreneurs, who have a track record for growing business

Owen Matthews

Managing Partner

Richard Egli

Managing Partner

Todd Tessier

CFO and Finance Partner

Owen Matthews - Emend Vision Fund

Owen Matthews
Managing Partner

Richard Egli - Emend Vision Fund

Richard Egli
Managing Partner

Todd Tessier - Emend Vision Fund

Todd Tessier
CDO and Finance Partner

Burak Evren

Venture Partner

Burak works with Alacrity’s Cleantech portfolio companies to address challenges in target markets (Mexico, Singapore, India and Northern Europe), and facilitates their marketing and business development efforts.

A past senior manager and C-suite executive at Fox, Motorola, McCann Erickson, Turkish Telecom and multiple large retail operations.


Golriz Fattahi

Operations

Responsible for Operations, Golriz works with internal and external stakeholders to support access to funding for programming and education. She also acts as our head recruiter, and is our culture enthusiast, providing a safe space for collaborative efforts.

Peter van der Gracht

Venture Partner

Peter Van der Gracht is a senior mentor for Alacrity Canada’s Cleantech program, supporting portfolio companies with market penetration, business model development, and alternative financing solutions.

Based in Canada, Peter also works closely with in-market advisors and cleantech companies pursuing opportunities in the India and Northern Europe markets.

Diya Courty-Stephens

Jr Impact Analyst

Diya is currently completing her BA in Environmental Analysis, Economics, and Politics. While working at her university’s environmental research center, she has consulted for a number of investment firms and startups. In high school she started a non-profit to diminish food waste and increase food availability in underserved communities. She has a passion for sustainability and helping companies increase their impact.

Owen Matthews

Venture Partner

Created the Alacrity Foundation Model, wich expanded globally as a center for entrepreneurs

Golriz Fattahi

Fund Operation

Created the Alacrity Foundation Model, wich expanded globally as a center for entrepreneurs

Peter van der Graht

Venture Partner

Created the Alacrity Foundation Model, wich expanded globally as a center for entrepreneurs

Sophie Campbell

Fund Operations

Created the Alacrity Foundation Model, wich expanded globally as a center for entrepreneurs

Lisa Ricci

Venture Partner

Created the Alacrity Foundation Model, wich expanded globally as a center for entrepreneurs

We are part of a global ecosystem

A fund built by successful entrepreneurs, who have a track record for growing business. Our formula is simple, take a markets-first approach which means assess the market need and the viability of a successful outcome.

It takes great knowledge and experience to build the ecosystem needed to assess the viability of a technology. This is even more so with clean and climate tech given the complexity and interdependency with infrastructure and policy frameworks.