Court Horne is a founding partner at NIC whose background sets him apart from typical venture investors: he previously led Plenary Americas' Western Canada project delivery group from commercial close through construction and operations, working on large infrastructure projects like transit lines, hydro plants, and hospitals. That experience shows up in how he invests today, using tools like phase gates, project charters, and risk registers to help turn early-stage industrial and climate ventures into financeable, contractor-ready projects, an approach publicly described as investing development capital rather than standard venture capital.