Idea Well Capital Partners
ABOUT US
Kent Brown
Co-Founder & Partner
- Leader in the Canadian climate tech sector – 20+ years C-Suite, entrepreneur, founder & investor
- Track record of starting, scaling & maturing sustainable companies with strong cultures, highly engaged & performing teams, and strong (2.5x-10x) investment returns
- Operated successfully within PE ecosystem as entrepreneur-founder-CEO
- Raised ~$3 billion of capital
- Strong industry, investor, Indigenous, regulatory & community relationships
- Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People, Clean Energy Canada Innovator of the Year, Clean50 Outstanding Contributor to Clean Capitalism, Alberta’s 50 Most Influential People, Canada’s Top Energy Innovator
- Currently Board Chair of Canary Biofuels, Board Chair & Co-CFO of TERIC Power, Board Member of VEERUM & Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab
- CPA, CA
Glen Phelps
Co-Founder & Partner
- 25 years of experience in private equity and corporate development across diverse industries
- Return results demonstrating skills in identifying and driving value creation opportunities
- Strengths in deal origination, relationship building, diligence, project & corporate finance
- Strong track record of exceptional investment returns (3x-10x) as an active private equity partner
- Originated and acquired 2, $100 million+ businesses in construction sector
- Partnered >$2 billion in project and corporate finance
- Currently Board Member of Convrg Innovations & Co-CFO of TERIC Power
- MBA from the Haskayne School of Business
We Contribute Capital, Knowledge & Effort
Fund 1
Pre-Fund Investments
Ideas in our Well
We have a proven track record of working closely with management teams in meaningful ways to create significant value & help make our world more sustainable.