Cycle Capital
Shirley Speakman is currently a Senior Partner at Cycle Capital and a Kauffman Fellow Class -26 at Kauffman Fellows. Shirley also holds various advisory and board member positions in organizations such as Social Venture Connexion, MaRS Catalyst Fund, NSERC, MineSense Technologies Ltd., GreenMantra Technologies, YWire Technologies Inc., and SheEO™ Inc. Additionally, Shirley is a mentor at Infront - Impact Investing in Frontier Markets. Shirley obtained their ICD.D from the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, MBA in finance from Wilfrid Laurier University, and BA in Economics from the University of Waterloo.
Cycle Capital
Cycle Capital is a leading private ClimateTech venture capital investment platform with offices in Montreal and Toronto, and a presence in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Cycle Capital invests across North America, Europe and Asia in growing and commercializing companies that have developed technologies that positively contribute to climate change mitigation by enabling a net-zero transition, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and optimizing resources and processes. Cycle Capital is the founder of Cycle Momentum Accelerator + Innovation Engine and co-manager of The Circular Innovation Fund ("CIF"), a global venture capital fund aimed at scaling growth stage circular innovations and business models across various sectors. Cycle Capital has developed an ESG and impact assessment methodology integrated into the investment workflow from the pre-investment phase to the exit of the portfolio company. Follow us on Twitter! @CycleCapitalVC