Our Team
Our team is made up of experienced entrepreneurs with a proven track record of building and scaling successful businesses. We’ve launched companies from the ground up, led them through high-growth phases, and navigated successful exits.
Builders, Partners, Champions of Entrepreneurial Growth.
We know what it takes to grow a business because we’ve done it ourselves. That’s why this fund offers more than just capital – we bring strategic insight, hands-on support, and a genuine commitment to helping founders succeed.
Owen Matthews
Managing Partner
- Founded $110M market cap public company while in University
- Founding investor in companies with financing and exit values in excess of $500M
- Founding investor at CERTN
- Created the Alacrity Foundation Model, which expanded globally as a center for entrepreneurs
Owen Matthews
Managing Partner
Richard Egli
Managing Partner
- Built and managed Alacrity programs that have created more than $500M of value for the Canadian tech ecosystem
- Co-founder of the CINdicates community venture fund – Serves on the investment committee, approves term sheets, completes due diligence on various early-stage companies
- Board Member – Carbon Neutral Club
Richard Egli
Managing Partner
Todd Tessier
CFO and Finance Partner
- CFO at Vanedge Capital (7 years) with investor responsibilities for $408M and 47 portfolio companies.
- Led deal structuring involving SpaceX, GoTo, Rigado and Raxium
- CFO at Recon Instruments (3 years) that was acquired by intel in 2015
- VP of Investments of the BC Renaissance Capital Fund (6 years) and implemented the BC Angel Investor Tax Credit program in 2001
Todd Tessier
CFO/Managing Partner
Royden Brousseau
Principal
- Principal at Emend Vision Fund I with experience across energy, resources, and corporate finance.
- Former Mining Engineer, Investment Banker, and corporate strategy executive with Goldcorp, Imperial Oil, RBC Capital Markets, and TC Energy.
- Led strategy and corporate development initiatives, including financing major Canadian infrastructure and resource projects.
- Brings experience in reclamation, clean energy, carbon capture, and sustainability-focused investments.
- Holds a BSc in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University, an MBA from Ivey Business School, and is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Alberta.
Royden Brousseau
Principal
Danny Way
Principal
- Principal at Emend Vision Fund I, investing in Seed and Series A companies.
- Multi-time founder with executive experience as CEO, COO, and CTO.
- Combines hands-on operating experience with venture capital investing across four firms and a personal portfolio of 20+ ventures.
- Supports deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio growth at Emend.
- Active contributor to Western Canada’s startup ecosystem through the CVCA Data Committee and Venture Mentoring Service of Alberta.
Danny Way
Principal
Rory Capern
Venture Partner
- Rory Capern has spent +25 years at the intersection of the Technology, Media and Communications industries, working with some of the fastest companies in the world.
- As Chief Operating Officer at Redbrick technologies, he currently leads the M&A function and works with the portfolio’s CEOs as an operator.
- Rory is an Executive in Residence at Alacrity Canada, and also advises venture-backed Canadian technology companies as they scale. He is particularly interested in the application of proven methods for growth in new and emerging sectors of the economy.
- Previously, Rory held executive roles at Twitter Canada, where he was responsible for all aspects of Twitter’s business in the country and a member of Twitter’s Global Leadership team, Google Canada, and Microsoft Canada.
- He has served in Business Development and Strategy functions at a number of Canadian tech and media companies including Pelmorex / The Weather Network, Torstar and Bell Canada.
- Rory started his business career as a strategy consultant at the Boston Consulting Group, and holds Honours and Masters in Business degrees from the Ivey Business School at Western University.
Rory Capern
Venture Partner
Joanna Buczkowska-McCumber
Senior Impact Advisor
- Corporate Sustainability Strategist and Founder, Ideas for Impact Sustainability Agency; EIR Coast Capital Innovation Centre, University of Victoria; Chair Scale Institute for Social Finance and Social Enterprise Solutions;
- Former Executive Director at League of Innovators
- Former Managing Director Centre for Social Innovation and Impact Investing at UBC.
- Impact startup advisor to many.
- Brings over 15 years of experience working at the nexus of entrepreneurship, strategic growth, and impact.
Joanna Buczkowska-McCumber
Senior Impact Advisor
Lauren Capern
Impact Analyst
- Governance, Leadership and Ethics student at Huron University
- Pursuing a Purpose Driven Leadership Certificate at Ivey Business School, Western University
- Passionate about environmental justice and sustainability
- Committed to ethical leadership and values-driven decision-making
- Dedicated to creating positive, compassionate change in communities
Lauren Capern
Impact Analyst
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