# ARC Financial

> ARC Financial is a VC fund in Calgary backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Calgary, Canada
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last fund: Jan 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arc-financial-corp-
- Website: http://www.arcfinancial.com

ARC Financial is a VC fund in Calgary focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. ARC Financial Corp. is an employee owned firm that was founded in 1989 as a boutique investment and financial advisory firm focused on the Canadian energy industry. In their early years they focused on establishing an industry leading investment research capability, which they leveraged to build a highly successful corporate advisory practice. Theyalso began to invest as principals and with partners in the equity of early stage energy companies and non-core oil and gas production assets.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 7 | 35% |
| Renewable Energy | 4 | 20% |
| Solar | 3 | 15% |
| Oil and Gas | 3 | 15% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 10% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 8 | 40% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 15% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 10 | 50% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mac Van Wielingen | Founder and Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-van-wielingen |
| Nancy Smith | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nancy-smith-61c0 |
| Nishka Gupta | Senior Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nishka-gupta-2bcb |
| Peter Christopher | Senior Vice President | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-christopher-f6cf |
| Peter Tertzakian | Chief Energy Economist and Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-tertzakian |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TERIC Power | TERIC Power Is An Innovative Developer Owner And Operator Of Energy Storage And Clean Power Generation Projects. |  | Private Equity | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| TERIC Power | TERIC Power Is An Innovative Developer Owner And Operator Of Energy Storage And Clean Power Generation Projects. |  | Private Equity | Jun 25, 2026 |  |
| Silfab Solar | Silfab Solar is the North American leader in the design, development, and manufacture of ultra-high-efficiency, premium quality PV modules. Silfab leverages 40 years of solar experience and best-in-class technologies to produce the highest-rated solar modules from facilities in the state of Washington and Toronto, Canada. Each facility featuresmultiple automated ISO 9001-2015 quality certified production lines utilizing just-in-time manufacturing to deliver Buy American approved PV modules specifically designed for and dedicated to the North American market. | $50M | Private Equity | Nov 21, 2024 |  |
| Stormfisher Biogas | Renewable energy company that builds, owns and operates biogas plants across North America. Works with the food processing and agricultural industries, processes organic by-products and converts them into natural gas and electricity. | $30M | Private Equity | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Stormfisher Biogas | Renewable energy company that builds, owns and operates biogas plants across North America. Works with the food processing and agricultural industries, processes organic by-products and converts them into natural gas and electricity. | $30M | Private Equity | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Gage Zero | Gage Zero is a fleet electrification company that focus on reducing fleet operational costs along with harmful emissions. |  | Private Equity | May 03, 2023 |  |
| Silfab Solar | Silfab Solar is the North American leader in the design, development, and manufacture of ultra-high-efficiency, premium quality PV modules. Silfab leverages 40 years of solar experience and best-in-class technologies to produce the highest-rated solar modules from facilities in the state of Washington and Toronto, Canada. Each facility featuresmultiple automated ISO 9001-2015 quality certified production lines utilizing just-in-time manufacturing to deliver Buy American approved PV modules specifically designed for and dedicated to the North American market. | $125M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 08, 2023 |  |
| Cygnet Energy | Cygnet Energy is concentrated on capturing scalable resource prospects in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin​. |  | Private Equity | Sep 14, 2022 |  |
| Cygnet Energy | Cygnet Energy is concentrated on capturing scalable resource prospects in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin​. |  |  | Sep 14, 2022 |  |
| Westgen Technologies | Westgen is an emissions reduction company helping clients in oil and gas reduce their upstream methane emissions by replacing raw gas used in pneumatics with instrument air. It eliminates methane venting and complies with new and emerging methane regulations while reducing capital and operating costs for website operators. | $15.5M | Series A | Jun 13, 2022 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ontario-teachers-pension-plan) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BDC Capital Cleantech Practice](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cleantech-practice) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ontario Power Generation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/opg) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aera VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aera-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ARC Angel Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arc-angel-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arc Energy Fund 9](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arc-energy-fund-9) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ARC Financial invest in?

ARC Financial invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact ARC Financial?

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### Who are the partners at ARC Financial?

The team at ARC Financial includes Mac Van Wielingen (Founder and Director), Nancy Smith (Director) and Nishka Gupta (Senior Vice President), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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