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Scaling
Impactful
Innovation

Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs, investors and companies to scale innovative, high-performance solutions to the major challenges facing humanity.

We have the courage of our ambitions

We are financial entrepreneurs. We dream big and set our sights high, doing everything in our power to turn those dreams into reality. Along the way, we inspire our partners and collaborators to dream more, to dare more and to outdo themselves.

We don't believe in half measures.

We’re fully invested in a mission of capital importance. For us, excellence is intrinsic to who we are. 

Our word is our bond

We are genuine and fair partners. We respect our commitments and assume our responsibilities with honesty and transparency. Our relationships with partners and collaborators are founded on loyalty and solidarity, during times of hardship and in success. 

Our platform

Andrée-Lise Méthot

Founder and Managing Partner

Andrée-Lise Méthot

Founder and Managing Partner

Claude Vachet

Managing Partner

Claude Vachet

Managing Partner

Leaders – Middle Office

Ariane Cloutier

Partner and CFO

Ariane Cloutier

Partner and CFO

Guillaume Ouimet

Director, Fundraising

Guillaume Ouimet

Director, Fundraising

Growth Stage

Gerd Goette

Senior Partner, Deep Tech

Gerd Goette

Senior Partner, Deep Tech

Claude Champagne

Tech Lead, Deep Tech

Claude Champagne

Tech Lead, Deep Tech

Pascal Drouin

Partner, Deep Tech

Pascal Drouin

Partner, Deep Tech

Catherine Bérubé

Partner, Circularity/New Material

Catherine Bérubé

Partner, Circularity/New Material

Benoit Forcier

Senior Partner, Circularity/New Material

Benoit Forcier

Senior Partner, Circularity/New Material

Mathieu Goudot

Senior Partner, Circularity/New Material

Mathieu Goudot

Senior Partner, Circularity/New Material

Experts

Jim Witham

Infineon
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Jim Witham

Infineon
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Dr. Murthy Renduchintala

Accenture; First Solar; ex Intel
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Dr. Murthy Renduchintala

Accenture; First Solar; ex Intel
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Raj Singh

ex Marvell Technology
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Raj Singh

ex Marvell Technology
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Bertrand Gautier

Schroder Greencoat
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Bertrand Gautier

Schroder Greencoat
Expert Advisor, Deep Tech

Impact Experts

Molly P. Zhang PhD

Independent Director at Multiple Companies
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Molly P. Zhang PhD

Independent Director at Multiple Companies
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Peter Tufano

Saïd Business School; Harvard
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Peter Tufano

Saïd Business School; Harvard
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Rosa Garcia Pineiro

Independant Board Member, ex Alcoa
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Rosa Garcia Pineiro

Independent Board member, ex Alcoa
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Rachel Barré

L'Oréal
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Rachel Barré

L'Oréal
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Nathalie Alazard-Toux

IFP Energies nouvelles
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Nathalie Alazard-Toux

IFP Energies nouvelles
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Priyanka Bayaka

US Department of Energy
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Priyanka Bayaka

US Department of Energy
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Olivier Maillard

CPI Group, ex Dow
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Olivier Maillard

CPI Group, ex Dow
Expert Advisor, Circularity

Investment Team

Kevin Cano

Principal/Team Lead, Deep Tech

Kevin Cano

Principal/Team Lead, Deep Tech

Ricardo Jordan

Principal, Deep Tech

Ricardo Jordan

Principal, Deep Tech

Maya Hassa

Principal, Circularity/New Material

Maya Hassa

Principal, Circularity/New Material

Marius Thebault

Principal, Circularity/New Material

Marius Thebault

Principal, Circularity/New Material

Gabriel Samson

Associate, Deep Tech

Gabriel Samson

Associate, Deep Tech

Turnaround Fund (Project)

Christian Bourque

Senior partner

Christian Bourque

Senior partner

Valery Leclerc

Partner

Valery Leclerc

Partner

Seed Stage

Simon Olivier

Senior Partner, Water Tech

Simon Olivier

Senior Partner, Water Tech

Carolina Sánchez Badini

Associate, Water Tech

Carolina Sánchez Badini

Associate, Water Tech

Partners and experts

Frédéric Dugré,

H2O innovation

Frédéric Dugré,

H2O innovation

Guillaume Clairet,

H2O Innovation

Guillaume Clairet,

H2O Innovation

Seed Stage Activities

Impact Fund Family

A venture capital investment team that partners with ambitious entrepreneurs to build innovative, world-class clean technology companies. Founded in 2009, Cycle Capital is a leading venture capital firm that manages a platform of seven funds investing in North America and Europe. Cycle Capital has two venture growth stage funds in deployment: Cycle Capital Fund V dedicated to DeepTech: microelectronics, photonics, and digitalization, and Circular Innovation Fund dedicated to circularity and new materials. Through its Cycle H2O Fund (WaterTech) and its Cycle Momentum initiative, Cycle Capital supports the emergence of cutting-edge technologies at the seed/early stage within the ecosystem.

business accelerator + innovation engine

An accelerator and open innovation platform dedicated to clean technologies, Cycle Momentum offers entrepreneurs training workshops, networking sessions, and mentorship, and collaborates with established companies to stimulate the adoption and integration of technologies. Through its corporate programs, Cycle Momentum also fosters connections between investors and entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth of the most promising companies in the ecosystem, and manages a matching fund, the Origo Matching Program, designed to make equity investments in seed and early-stage companies.

Event Dedicated to the Ecosystem

Cycle Innovation Forum brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders to discuss emerging technologies and opportunities and redefine the future of clean technology. 

We Back Companies That Create Value and Impact.

Cycle Capital’s mission is to propel innovative technologies that deliver solutions to the major challenges facing humanity. To achieve this, we work with talented entrepreneurial teams and invest in high-performing companies that generate a real, positive impact.

We do this by working with talented entrepreneurial teams and investing in companies that positively impact the environment and society. 

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North America

(Head office)

1000, Sherbrooke O.
Suite 1610
Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3G4