# Owen Matthews

> Owen Matthews is a seed investor at The Alacrity Foundation backing Mobile and GreenTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Alacrity Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-alacrity-foundation)
- Location: Victoria, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/owmatthews
- Website: https://owen.tech/

Owen Matthews is a seed investor at The Alacrity Foundation in Victoria focused on Mobile and GreenTech. Owen Matthews is Executive Vice President at Wesley Clover. In this role, Owen is responsible for strategy and business development activities for the Wesley Clover portfolio, both domestically and internationally. Prior to his position at Wesley Clover, Owen was the founder and CEO of Newheights Software. Newheights was a pioneer in enterpriseunified communication products.As CEO of Newheights, Owen was responsible for all aspects of the business. Achievements worth noting include OEM agreements with major enterprise communication system vendors, carrier equipment manufacturers and direct agreements with telephone companies. Newheights was acquired for $21.6 Million in 2007. Prior to Newheights, Owen co-founded TDC, a web development firm. Owen is an active member on the Board of Directors for Counterpath Corporation and Taraspan.Owen is also passionately committed to the development and growth of Canadian athletes and youth development. He was the co-chair of the Advancement Committee for Canadian Sport Centre Pacific Institute, a $28 million dollar training facility for high performance athletes. He is also active on the board of advisors for the Business school at University of Victoria and Power to Be, a charity founded to enrich the health, education and quality of life for vulnerable youth. Owen studied Computer Science and Psychology at the University of Victoria and joined Wesley Clover in August 2007, following the acquisition of Newheights.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 100% |
| Smart Cities | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |
| Last Mile Transportation | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| U-Bicycle | U-bicycle is a multi-modal smart transportation platform that promotes seamless connectivity and supports smart city programs. Bikes and e-scooters are available at specific locations to solve short distance commuting needs. We provide an active, healthy, eco-friendly and affordable mode of transportation for locals, tourists, and anyone who isjust curious. Experience U-bicycle by downloading the app at Google Play or the App Store. |  | Seed | Sep 28, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About The Alacrity Foundation

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2 contacts available at The Alacrity Foundation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Owen Matthews | Co-founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/owen-matthews |
| Richard Egli | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-egli-0bf9 |

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## FAQ

### What does Owen Matthews invest in?

Owen Matthews invests primarily in Mobile, GreenTech and Smart Cities startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Owen Matthews last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Owen Matthews closed in Sep 2018. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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