Earth Tech VC: Since 2012 + Backing High-Impact Climate Startups

Learn how ArcTern Ventures invests in sustainable technology, scaling climate solutions, & delivering measurable environmental & financial returns.

PODCAST GUEST BIO:

Co-led by Cofounder and Managing Director, Murray McCraig, ArcTern Ventures is an earthtech venture capital firm investing to solve humanity’s greatest challenges — climate change and sustainability — since 2012.

Murray is an experienced company builder with a passion for generating positive environmental impact.  He has founded and led the growth of multiple technology startups: Spotnik Mobile—a wireless technology company sold to TELUS, a mobile carrier; EnviroTower—an energy efficiency solution for commercial buildings; and Fluence Corporation—a global municipal and industrial water treatment business. Earlier in his career, Murray was a principal with the McKenna Group, a Silicon Valley-based strategy consulting firm, where he worked with global tech companies and early-stage ventures to launch new innovations.

Murray holds an MBA from Ivey Business School (Western University) and is a former Olympian who competed for Canada in the 1992 Barcelona games.

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QUESTIONS THAT WE COVERED:

Business

• What is your investment focus — e.g., sector, stage, geography, check size? What makes you unique versus the competition?
• Give us some examples of recent investments that you’re excited about.
• Outside of your current business, what other 1-2 climate or sustainability sectors seem like promising areas in which to start a business? What might those solutions look like?

Personal

• Tell us about 1-2 tips you’d give your “younger” self in order to be faster, more effective, and higher impact.
• What are some habits and routines that keep you focused, healthy, and sane — e.g., meditations, exercise, productivity hacks?
• What recommendations do you have for our audience — books, podcasts, quotes, tools?
• What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you — outside of your own family?

Closing

• Do you have any requests, announcements, or final advice for our listeners?

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