Tom Rand
Founder of ArcTern Ventures
Tom Rand
Founder of ArcTern Ventures
Montreal, Quebec
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founding Partner
2012 - Current
Tom is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at ArcTern Ventures, a venture capital firm obsessed with helping solve the climate crisis and rethinking sustainability. ArcTern invests globally in breakthrough technology companies solving climate change and sustainability - we call it #earthtech. We were founded on the premise that accelerating the transition to a carbon-neutral economy will disrupt all industries and present an unprecedented opportunity for outsized financial returns. Solving our planet’s biggest problems will lead to big rewards—for companies, their investors, and of course, Mother Earth.
Proprietor
2022
Board Observer
2021
Board Member
2020
Founding Board Member / Current Board Observer
2011
Developing affordable, low impact, emission free #longduration energy storage using compressed air, gravity, and water.
Board Chair
2013
Carbon-negative fuels/chemicals (H2, rNG, methanol, ethanol) production platform with highly profitable project economics, and the lowest cost of carbon capture in the industry.
Board Observer
2021
Board Observer
2021
Board Member
2019
Board Member
2009
Education
M.Sc.
1998 - 2001
M.A. and Ph.D.
2001 - 2006
BASc
1985 - 1991
Investments
Latest Articles
Can Trudeau go where Trump says No?
Talks about Climate Change, Environment and Justin Trudeau
An arm’s-length green bank would accelerate Canada’s climate transition
Talks about Climate Change, Environment and Carbon Tax
Canada needs an “Own the Podium” cleantech strategy
Talks about Climate Change, Energy and Cleantech
CBJ: Climate Disruption: Threat becomes Reality
Talks about Climate Change, Startup and Green Energy