Real Ventures
Montréal, Québec
Investment Thesis
Real Ventures backs game-changing early-stage Canadian technology leaders from pre-seed and seed stage, believing people—not money—build transformative companies. The firm is sector-agnostic but most active in AI, deep tech, energy transition, and marketplaces, supporting founder-led startups with a philosophy of helping entrepreneurs scale themselves as they scale their businesses through ecosystem development and anti-fragile founder support.
Focus Areas
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Sector Agnostic
Investment Signals
GeographyCanada-focused
ProvincesQC, ON, BC
RoleBoth
Revenue Stagepre-revenue ok
Impact MandateYes
Business ModelsB2B, B2C, marketplace, deep-tech, hardware, SaaS, platform
Sample Portfolio Companies
Tensorrent (secondary)
Vention (secondary)
dcbel ($55M)
Clutch ($50M Series D)
Botpress ($34M Series B)
Fundthrough ($25M Series B)
Blumind ($20M Series A)
Breathe Life
Clearbanc
Ossiaco
Transit App
Unsplash
Management Team
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Three Investment Partners, three Board Partners supporting 120+ startups
What Makes Us Unique
Entrepreneurs, companies, ecosystems as living systems. Anti-fragile founder development. Founded Notman House, FounderFuel, Front Row Ventures, Rep Matters.
AUM & Sources
Est. US$273.5M
Assets under management (estimated)
Sources
No public sources found.
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