Montauk Capital

Evan Caron serves as CIO and sits on the Venture Fund I Investment Committee alongside partner Michael and COO Sharo Atmeh, who oversees investment processes. Caron previously led venture investments at the $40B+ energy and infrastructure firm Riverstone and co-founded ClearTrace. The group’s background spans utility-scale battery development, growth-stage cleantech public investing, and private climate fund deployment.

The firm operates a venture studio alongside its venture capital fund, originating companies internally when it identifies gaps in the Electron Economy space. This model lets Montauk generate deal flow that is not reliant on circulated pitch decks or standard GP networks. The studio arm leverages the operating experience of partners who have built companies such as Casper Sleep, ClearTrace, and HGP Storage.

The firm targets early-stage and growth-stage companies across its venture capital and studio strategies. The studio unit originates brand-new businesses from concept, while the fund pursues venture and growth rounds in existing companies. This pipeline spans pre-seed incubation through late-stage venture.