Exhibit 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

The Board of Directors
Evercel, Inc.:

We  consent  to the  inclusion  in the  registration  statement  on Form  S-3 of
Evercel,  Inc. of our report dated March 13, 2000 relating to the balance sheets
of Evercel,  Inc. as of December  31, 1999 and October 31, 1999 and 1998 and the
related  statements of income (loss),  changes in shareholders'  equity and cash
flows for the two months ended  December 31, 1999,  and for each of the years in
the  three-year  period ended October 31, 1999, and to the reference to our firm
under the headings "Selected Financial Data" and "Experts" in the Prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

KPMG LLP

Stamford, CT
March 22, 2000