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Real Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Pre-seedSeedSeries ABiotechFintechMobility

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque4759days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.1MCheque size, as they say$500K – $4.0MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor6 roundsExits6 from the portfolioMostly inCanada, 68%
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Real Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 81% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $975K

  4. 04

    6 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are Canada’s leading early-stage VC firmFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $4.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
BiotechFintechMobility
Based in
Montreal, Canada
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2013

    8 rounds

  2. Oct
    OneClassSeries A · CA · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    OpencareSeed · US · canadianprivateequity.com$1.5MWith 2 others
  4. Aug
    Trusted InsightUS · prlog.org$3.2MWith 10 others
  5. Jul
    UniiverseVenture · CA · pitchbook.com$1.3MSole investor
  6. Jun
    OMsignalSeed · CA · pandodaily.com$1.0MWith 3 others
  7. May
    BusbudSeries A · CA · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 4 others
  8. Apr
    LagoaSeed · CA · finsmes.com$1.6MWith 3 others
  9. Feb
    RelaySeed · CA · techcrunch.com$700KWith 5 others
  10. 2012

    12 rounds

  11. Dec
    ViralNinjasVenture · US$1.2MSole investor
  12. Dec
    ClaritySeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.6MWith 6 others
  13. Nov
    CinemagramSeries A · US · techcrunch.com$8.5MWith 3 others
  14. Nov
    Execution LabsSeed · CA · venturebeat.com$1.4MWith 2 others
  15. Oct
    Frank & OakVenture · CA · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 4 others
  16. Sept
    CrowdbaseSeed · CA · finsmes.com$650KWith 1 other
  17. Sept
    ooomfSeed · CA · techcrunch.com$500KWith 1 other
  18. Jul
    DatacraticSeed · CA · news.yahoo.com$2.0MWith 1 other
  19. May
    Taste FilterSeries A · CA$250KSole investor
  20. Apr
    ViralNinjasVenture · US · finsmes.com$750KSole investor
  21. Feb
    SeevibesSeed · CA$200KWith 6 others
  22. Feb
    Engagio (old)Seed · CA · venturebeat.com$540KWith 5 others
  23. 2011

    7 rounds

  24. Dec
    UnbounceVenture · CA · finsmes.com$850KWith 6 others
  25. Nov
    SweetIQ AnalyticsSeed · CA · blog.getmelisted.netUndisclosedWith 3 others
  26. Aug
    ThinknearSeries A · US · finsmes.com$1.6MWith 14 others
  27. Jul
    LocalmindSeed · US · techcrunch.com$600KWith 7 others
  28. Apr
    MConcierge SystemsVenture · CA · prnewswire.comUndisclosedWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    RewardliSeed · US · allthingsd.com$100KWith 1 other
  30. Jan
    FactyleSeed · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  31. 2010

    1 round

  32. Dec
    Fabric EngineSeed · CA · nextmontreal.comUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 16 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

60 of 60 we have independently watched raise

AccredibleAcorn BiolabsAtVenuAutomatAvidbotsAxyaBenchSciBitaccessBlockstreamBlumindBotpressBreathe LifeBreezyBusBusbudClearcoDatagridDelphiaDream PaymentsFounderFuelFundThroughGuikerHALEO ClinicImagine K12InstantIntegrate AIKeatextKooltraLANDRLeagueLoginRadiusLookaMejuriMindBridge AiNeuranetNord QuantiqueOneClassOpencarePaperPartnerStackPeggyPermissionClickPiinPointPlootoPlotlyPractice IgnitionQuoteMachineSPARK MicrosystemsSonderStay22Swift MedicalSwiftmedicalTenstorrentTreadTritonWearTrusted InsightUnbounceUnitoUnsplashValidereand 49 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed6 in all

ClarityBought by FundableUndisclosedFeb 2015
LagoaBought by Autodesk$60MNov 2014
RelayBought by Kik$38MNov 2014
Engagio (old)Bought by InfluitiveUndisclosedFeb 2013
LocalmindBought by AirbnbUndisclosedDec 2012
ThinknearBought by TelenavUndisclosedOct 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Real Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

500 GlobalAngel4rounds togetherBDC CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherInovia CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherAtlas VentureVC firm2rounds togetherDavid CohenAngel2rounds togetherFounderFuelAccelerator2rounds togetherGraph VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherRho CanadaInvestment firm2rounds togetherVersion One VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherWhite Star CapitalVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Real Ventures

What does Real Ventures invest in?

Real Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (81% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotech, Fintech and Mobility.

How active is Real Ventures?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2013.

How big are Real Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.1M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $4.0M.

Does Real Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Real Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (68%) and the United States (32%).

Is Real Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2013.

Who does Real Ventures invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (4 rounds together), BDC Capital (3 rounds together) and Inovia Capital (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Real Ventures?

Real Ventures is a VC firm based in Montreal, Canada.

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