Jennifer McDonald

Climate Investor

📍 Canada🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2025
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Board Observer
Oct 2025
Ecofilter Tek | Advanced Filtration for a Cleaner Future Ecofilter Tek is a Canadian cleantech company pioneering next-generation membrane and ion exchange technologies to solve today’s most urgent water treatment challenges — from PFAS removal to precision protein separation in the dairy industry. At the core of our innovation is our proprietary Charge-Switching Technology, enabling the creation of regenerable ion exchange resins (AmphoRes™) and customizable membranes (AmphoPoly™) with tunable isoelectric points and pore sizes. These smart materials offer high performance, operational savings, and unmatched environmental benefits by reducing chemical use, waste generation, and reliance on single-use products. Our solutions are: FDA-approved and food-grade, ensuring safety in sensitive applications like food and beverage. Scalable and versatile, suitable for municipal water, industrial wastewater, and bioprocessing. Backed by strong science and pilot-tested with leading institutions and utilities in North America. We work in collaboration with engineering firms, water utilities, and manufacturing partners to bring sustainable water treatment to market. 🌊 Join us in building the future of smart, clean, and circular filtration.
Board Observer
Nov 2024
ChillSkyn, based in Montreal, is a pioneering company in Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (PDRC) technology. Our flagship product, PolyFrost™, uses advanced nanostructured coatings to deliver zero-energy cooling solutions, drastically reducing energy consumption. PolyFrost™ is versatile, providing superior cooling efficiency across a wide range of applications, including refrigerated transportation, electronic enclosures, and battery energy storage systems (BESS). At ChillSkyn, we are committed to sustainability, offering innovative cooling solutions that empower industries and communities to thrive, while contributing to a greener, more energy-efficient future.
Board Observer
Jan 2024
Opalia is leading the worlds transition to a more sustainable food system starting with cell-based dairy with no compromise.🥛
mid stageBiotechnology
Senior Vice President, Investments
Oct 2023
Cycle Momentum is an international acceleration and innovation platform whose mission since 2015 has been to identify and support the development of cutting-edge technologies to address the major ecological challenges facing humanity. A member of the Cycle Capital platform, Cycle Momentum offers acceleration and open innovation programs to support entrepreneurial growth, financing and commercialization of climate technologies. We establish the necessary collaborations between industrial leaders and start-ups to accelerate the commercialization of their solutions. We offer investment opportunities through our Origo program and our extensive network of investors.
Angel Investor
Jun 2022
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2025
Board Observer
Oct 2025
Ecofilter Tek | Advanced Filtration for a Cleaner Future Ecofilter Tek is a Canadian cleantech company pioneering next-generation membrane and ion exchange technologies to solve today’s most urgent water treatment challenges — from PFAS removal to precision protein separation in the dairy industry. At the core of our innovation is our proprietary Charge-Switching Technology, enabling the creation of regenerable ion exchange resins (AmphoRes™) and customizable membranes (AmphoPoly™) with tunable isoelectric points and pore sizes. These smart materials offer high performance, operational savings, and unmatched environmental benefits by reducing chemical use, waste generation, and reliance on single-use products. Our solutions are: FDA-approved and food-grade, ensuring safety in sensitive applications like food and beverage. Scalable and versatile, suitable for municipal water, industrial wastewater, and bioprocessing. Backed by strong science and pilot-tested with leading institutions and utilities in North America. We work in collaboration with engineering firms, water utilities, and manufacturing partners to bring sustainable water treatment to market. 🌊 Join us in building the future of smart, clean, and circular filtration.
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Board Observer
Jan 2025
2024
Board Observer
Nov 2024
ChillSkyn, based in Montreal, is a pioneering company in Passive Daytime Radiative Cooling (PDRC) technology. Our flagship product, PolyFrost™, uses advanced nanostructured coatings to deliver zero-energy cooling solutions, drastically reducing energy consumption. PolyFrost™ is versatile, providing superior cooling efficiency across a wide range of applications, including refrigerated transportation, electronic enclosures, and battery energy storage systems (BESS). At ChillSkyn, we are committed to sustainability, offering innovative cooling solutions that empower industries and communities to thrive, while contributing to a greener, more energy-efficient future.
Board Observer
Jan 2024
Opalia is leading the worlds transition to a more sustainable food system starting with cell-based dairy with no compromise.🥛
mid stageBiotechnology
2023
Senior Vice President, Investments
Oct 2023
Cycle Momentum is an international acceleration and innovation platform whose mission since 2015 has been to identify and support the development of cutting-edge technologies to address the major ecological challenges facing humanity. A member of the Cycle Capital platform, Cycle Momentum offers acceleration and open innovation programs to support entrepreneurial growth, financing and commercialization of climate technologies. We establish the necessary collaborations between industrial leaders and start-ups to accelerate the commercialization of their solutions. We offer investment opportunities through our Origo program and our extensive network of investors.
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