Marc Faucher
Managing Partner at ArcTern Ventures
Marc Faucher
Managing Partner at ArcTern Ventures
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2020 - Current
ArcTern Ventures is a Toronto-based, early-stage venture capital firm investing globally in breakthrough technologies with a positive environmental impact. ArcTern was founded on the belief that accelerating the transition to a greener economy will disrupt all industries, presenting a multi-trillion dollar opportunity for both outsized financial returns and positive environmental impact. For more information, please visit www.arcternventures.com.
Unata COO | CFO
2018 - 2019
Unata was successfully acquired by Instacart in January 2018, now Instacart Enterprise division. Instacart is a digital grocery marketplace, connecting consumers to the groceries they love from the retailers they adore, to enable on-demand delivery in up to one hour. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 75% of North American households, working with more than 300 retail partners that include Albertsons, ALDI, Costco, CVS, Loblaw, Publix, Sam's Club, Sprouts and Wegmans, among others.
COO | CFO & co-founder
2012 - 2018
Unata powers industry-leading digital experiences for some of North America’s most well-respected grocers, with the mission to innovate the future of the grocery shopping experience. Unata enables 1-to-1 eCommerce, eCircular and eLoyalty experiences, powering the entire digital grocery experience through a single platform. Unata’s award-winning work is featured by retailers including Lowes Foods, Raley’s, SpartanNash, Longo’s and more.
Partner
2008 - 2012
The BlackBerry Partners Fund is a $150M venture capital fund with a mandate to identify and fund innovative tech companies looking to shape the global mobile ecosystem of tomorrow.
Principal
2003 - 2008
Summerhill Venture Partners (a $175M LP/GP based spin out fund from BCE Capital) is an early stage venture capital firm which invests in the areas of Communications, IT and Digital Media.
Associate Director
2002 - 2003
Corporate development, strategic equity investments
Senior Consultant
2000 - 2001
The McKenna Group (founded by Regis McKenna) is a boutique strategic consulting firm focused on developing go-to-market growth strategies for technology based businesses.
Product Manager - Wireless Networks
1995 - 1998
Product Manager for radio base station products in wireless networks
Education
MBA
1998 - 2000
Engineering
1990 - 1995